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 in energy ;
no. 26. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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: | 1 online resource (437 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters. |
| ISBN: | 9780857096470 0857096478 1322097682 9781322097688 |