Irradiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) in nuclear power plants
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 embrittleme...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England]
Woodhead Publishing
2015
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| Series: | Woodhead Publishing series in energy
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 con |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 409 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of color plates illustrations (some colour) |
| ISBN: | 1322097682 0857096478 0081013906 9780081013908 9780857096470 9781322097688 |