Analysis of failed nuclear plant components

Autor:	D.R. Diercks
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	Piping Materials science business.industry Mechanical Engineering Control rod Metallurgy Pressurized water reactor Thermal power station Nuclear power Nuclear reactor law.invention Mechanics of Materials law Boiling water reactor General Materials Science Stress corrosion cracking business
Zdroj:	Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 2:799-806
ISSN:	1544-1024 1059-9495
DOI:	10.1007/bf02645680
Popis:	Argonne National Laboratory has conducted analyses of failed components from nuclear power- gener-ating stations since 1974. The considerations involved in working with and analyzing radioactive compo-nents are reviewed here, and the decontamination of these components is discussed. Analyses of four failed components from nuclear plants are then described to illustrate the kinds of failures seen in serv-ice. The failures discussed are (1) intergranular stress- corrosion cracking of core spray injection piping in a boiling water reactor, (2) failure of canopy seal welds in adapter tube assemblies in the control rod drive head of a pressurized water reactor, (3) thermal fatigue of a recirculation pump shaft in a boiling water reactor, and (4) failure of pump seal wear rings by nickel leaching in a boiling water reactor.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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