SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1983
STP29420S
Chapter 2—The Babcock & Wilcox Company Reactor Vessel Surveillance Programs
SourceThroughout the lifetime of a reactor vessel, the impact and tensile properties of the ferritic beltline region materials change because of neutron irradiation. These changes require periodic adjustments of the reactor vessel pressure-temperature relationships for heatup and cooldown during normal operating, upset, and testing conditions.
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Lowe, AL
Palme, HS
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 15–55
DOI: 10.1520/STP29420S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4855-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0229-3