Standard Practice for Design of Surveillance Programs for Light-Water Moderated Nuclear Power Reactor Vessels

Importancia y uso:

4.1 Predictions of neutron radiation effects on pressure vessel steels are considered in the design of light-water moderated nuclear power reactors. Changes in system operating parameters often are made throughout the service life of the reactor vessel to account for radiation effects. Due to the variability in the behavior of reactor vessel steels, a surveillance program is warranted to monitor changes in the properties of actual vessel materials caused by long-term exposure to the neutron radiation and temperature environment of the reactor vessel. This practice describes the criteria that should be considered in planning and implementing surveillance test programs and points out precautions that should be taken to ensure that: (1) capsule exposures can be related to beltline exposures, (2) materials selected for the surveillance program are samples of those materials most likely to limit the operation of the reactor vessel, and (3) the test specimen types are appropriate for the evaluation of radiation effects on the reactor vessel.

4.2 Guides E482 and E853 describe a methodology for estimation of neutron exposure obtained for reactor vessel surveillance programs. Regulators or other sources may describe different methods.

4.3 The design of a surveillance program for a given reactor vessel must consider the existing body of data on similar materials in addition to the specific materials used for that reactor vessel. The amount of such data and the similarity of exposure conditions and material characteristics will determine their applicability for predicting radiation effects.

Subcomité:

E10.02

Referida por:

E0636-20, E0531-24, E1214-11R23, E1253-21, E1297-18, E2215-24, E1006-21, E1018-20E01, E0853-25, E1005-21, E0509_E0509M-21, E2956-25, E0900-21, E0706-23

Volúmen:

12.02

Número ICS:

27.120.10 (Reactor engineering)