Irradiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) in nuclear power plants

• Other Authors: Soneda, Naoki, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge [England] : Woodhead Publishing, 2015.
• Series: Woodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 26.
• Subjects: Nuclear pressure vessels > Effect of radiation on.; Steel > Effect of radiation on.; Steel > Embrittlement.; Nuclear reactors.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780857096470; 0857096478; 1322097682; 9781322097688; 0081013906; 9780081013908; 9781845699673; 184569967X
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 409 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of color plates) : illustrations (some colour)
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

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.