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

• Other Authors: Soneda, Naoki (Editor)
• Format: Electronic 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)

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 embrittleme...