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Irradiation Embrittlement of Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs) in Nuclear Power Plants

Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy

Edited by N Soneda
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Published: 30th Nov -1
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 23mm
Weight: 608g
ISBN-10: 0081013906
ISBN-13: 9780081013908
Barcode No: 9780081013908
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Synopsis
Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs) contain the fuel and therefore the reaction at the heart of nuclear power plants. They are a life-determining structural component: if they suffer serious damage, the continued operation of the plant is in jeopardy. This book critically reviews irradiation embrittlement, the main degradation mechanism affecting RPV steels, and mitigation routes for managing the RPV lifetime. Part I reviews RPV design and fabrication in different countries, with an emphasis on the materials required, their important properties, and manufacturing technologies. Part II then considers RVP embrittlement in operational nuclear power plants using different reactors. Chapters are devoted to embrittlement in light-water reactors, including WWER-type reactors and Magnox reactors. Finally, Part III presents techniques for studying embrittlement, including irradiation simulation techniques, microstructural characterisation techniques, and probabilistic fracture mechanics. Irradiation Embrittlement of Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs) in Nuclear Power Plants provides a thorough review of an issue that is central to the safety of nuclear power generation. The book includes contributions from an international team of experts, and will be a useful resource for nuclear plant operators and managers, relevant regulatory and safety bodies, nuclear metallurgists and other academics in this field

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