Spectral effects on defect production in the reactor pressure vessel of a pressurized heavy-water reactor

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 1365-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Caro ◽  
A. Caro
Author(s):  
Hsoung-Wei Chou ◽  
Chin-Cheng Huang ◽  
Bo-Yi Chen ◽  
Hsien-Chou Lin ◽  
Ru-Feng Liu

The fracture probability of a boiling water reactor pressure vessel for a domestic nuclear power plant in Taiwan has been numerically analyzed using an advanced version of ORNL’s FAVOR code. First, a model of the vessel beltline region, which includes all shell welds and plates, is built for the FAVOR code based on the plant specific parameters of the reactor pressure vessel. Then, a novel flaw model which describes the flaw types of surface breaking flaws, embedded weld flaws and embedded plate flaws are simulated along both inner and outer vessel walls. When conducting the fracture probability analyses, a transient low temperature over-pressure event, which has previously been shown to be the most severe challenge to the integrity of boiling water reactor pressure vessels, is considered as the loading condition. It is found that the fracture occurs in the fusion-line area of axial welds, but with only an insignificant failure probability. The low through-wall cracking frequency indicates that the analyzed reactor pressure vessel maintains sufficient stability until either the end-of-license or for doubling of the present license of operation.


Author(s):  
Matthew Walter ◽  
Minghao Qin ◽  
Daniel Sommerville

Abstract As part of the license basis of a nuclear boiling water reactor pressure vessel, a sudden loss of coolant accident (LOCA) event needs to be analyzed. One of the loads that results from this event is a sudden depressurization of the recirculation line. This leads to an acoustic wave that propagates through the reactor coolant and impacts several structures inside the reactor pressure vessel (RPV). The authors have previously published a PVP paper (PVP2015-45769) which provides a survey of LOCA acoustic loads on boiling water reactor core shrouds. Acoustic loads are required for structural evaluation of core shrouds; therefore, a defensible load is required. The previous research compiled plant-specific data that was available at the time. Since then, additional data has become available which will add to the robustness of the bounding load methodology that was developed. Investigations are also made regarding the shroud support to RPV weld, which was neglected from the previous study. This will allow a practitioner a convenient method to calculate bounding acoustic loads on all shroud and shroud support welds in the absence of a plant-specific analysis.


2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 104016 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Thornton ◽  
D. A. Allen ◽  
A. P. Huggon ◽  
D. J. Picton ◽  
A. T. Robinson ◽  
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