In-service embrittlement of the pressure vessel welds at the Doel I and II nuclear power plants

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 294-319

  Gérard, Robert ^a   Fabry, Albert ^b   Van De Velde, José ^b   Puzzolante, Jean Louis ^b   Verstrepen, Alfons ^b   Van Ransbeeck, Théo ^b   Van Walle, Eric ^b  

^a TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING   (Belgium)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Irradiation embrittlement; Micromechanics; Microstructure; Reactor pressure vessel weld; Thermal ageing

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HARDNESS; IMPACT TESTING; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL; WELDS;

CHARPY TEST; HIGH COPPER CHARPY V WELD SPECIMENS; IN SERVICE EMBRITTLEMENT; IRRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL WELD; THERMAL AGEING;

EMBRITTLEMENT;

EID: 0342638749     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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