An evolution of understanding of reactor pressure vessel steel embrittlement
| Autor: | G.E. Lucas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials science Nuclear engineering Nuclear reactor Microstructure Multiscale modeling Small-angle neutron scattering Pressure vessel law.invention Nuclear physics Nuclear Energy and Engineering law Radiation damage General Materials Science Reactor pressure vessel Embrittlement |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nuclear Materials. 407:59-69 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3115 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2010.07.010 |
| Popis: | This paper attempts to summarize the lifetime contributions of Prof. G. Robert Odette to our understanding of the effects of neutron irradiation on reactor pressure vessel steel embrittlement. These contributions span the entire range of phenomena that contribute to embrittlement, from the production and evolution of fine scale features by radiation damage processes, to the effects of this damage microstructure on mechanical properties. They include the development and application of unique and novel experimental tools (from Seebeck Coefficient to Small Angle Neutron Scattering to confocal microscopy and fracture reconstruction), the design and implementation of large multi-variable experimental matrices, the application of multiscale modeling to understand the underlying mechanisms of defect evolution and property change, and the development of predictive methodologies employed to govern reactor operations. The ideas and discoveries have provided guidance worldwide to improving the safety of operating nuclear reactor pressure vessels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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