Planned and implemented remedial measures to prevent IGSCC and to ensure safe plant operation with BWR piping systems made of stabilized austenitic steels

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 125-136

  Erve, M ^a   Brummer G ^b   Kleen, U ^c   Maier, V ^d   Ilg, U ^e   Baumler H J ^f   Seibold, A ^g   Blind, D ^h  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b Vattenfall Europe Mining AG   (Germany)

^c KK Krümmel   (Germany)

^d EON Bayern AG   (Germany)

^e EnBW Kraftwerke AG   (Germany)

^f TUV Bayern Sachsen   (Germany)

^g TÜV Südwest   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUSTENITE; BOILING WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

INTERGRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACKING (IGSCC);

PIPING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031549056     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(96)01311-8     Document Type: Article

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