Baseline Examinations and Autoclave Tests of 65 and 100 dpa Flux Thimble Tube O-Ring Specimens

Autor: Wade Karlsen, Aki Toivonen, Pål Efsing
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Corrosion and Materials Degradation, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 248-273 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2624-5558
DOI: 10.3390/cmd2020014
Popis: This paper describes the methods and results of analytical TEM examinations and autoclave testing of two highly-irradiated flux thimble tube materials harvested from a commercial pressurized water reactor. The materials are cold-worked 316L, and accumulated 65 dpa and 100 dpa of radiation dose. To set the baseline for a broader study, the materials were examined in the as-irradiated condition and tested as O-ring specimens at relatively high constant loads in simulated PWR water conditions. Tests were also conducted with elevated hydrogen. For a given load, more rapid cracking was associated with higher radiation dose, and with the elevated hydrogen.
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