Published August 1984
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Case for eliminating instantaneous pipe break as a design basis for Westinghouse main coolant piping
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A detailed series of studies were carried out to demonstrate the structural integrity of the stainless steel main coolant piping for Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. The purpose of the work was to demonstrate that the primary coolant piping was extremely unlikely to fail due to any of the conditions for which it was designed, and that therefore the design postulate that this pipe fail instantaneously is unrealistic and unnecessary. This paper presents the details of the investigation
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- Imprint Title
- CSNI specialist meeting on leak-before-break in nuclear reactor piping: proceedings
- Journal Page Range
- p. 440-467.
- Report number
- NUREG/CP--0051
Conference
- Title
- CSNI leak-before-break conference.
- Dates
- 1-2 Sep 1983.
- Place
- Monterey, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16068529
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CRACK PROPAGATION; DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENTS; DUCTILITY; FLOW STRESS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; FRACTURES; LOSS OF COOLANT; PIPES; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; STEEL-CR17NI12MO3; STEEL-CR19NI10; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEARING INSTABILITY; THERMAL STRESSES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; ALLOYS; AUSTENITIC STEELS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL-MOLYBDENUM STE; COOLING SYSTEMS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FAILURES; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; INSTABILITY; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICS; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; STAINLESS STEELS; STEELS; STRESSES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS