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[en] After the Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) stress corrosion cracking incidents on 4- and 10-inch stainless steel piping, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) organized a round-robin ultrasonic examination of piping removed from service. Five teams including Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) participated in this program, using both a standard procedure and the individual team procedure. The original intent was to section the piping after the program to evaluate the effectiveness of state-of-the-art ultrasonics to find stress corrosion cracking. This sectioning was delayed to allow SwRI engineers and other development groups time to perform basic measurements aimed at determining optimum search unit and instrument characteristics for the ultrasonic examination of stainless steel piping. During the study, the SwRI team collected approximately 400 data points. These data consist of oscilloscope recordings of the RF (radio frequency) waveform and a linear spectrum analysis of the signal reflected from the crack specimens. The report summarizes the ultrasonic response data compiled during the course of the study. The results of this study have indicated direction for remedial action
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BWR; PWR
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Feb 1978; 103 p; Available from NTIS., PC A06/MF A01
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ACOUSTIC TESTING, ALLOYS, CARBON ADDITIONS, CHEMICAL REACTIONS, CHROMIUM ALLOYS, COOLING SYSTEMS, CORROSION, CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS, INSPECTION, IRON ALLOYS, IRON BASE ALLOYS, MATERIALS TESTING, NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING, REACTOR COMPONENTS, REACTORS, STEELS, TESTING, TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS, WATER COOLED REACTORS, WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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