Understanding and mitigating ageing in nuclear power plants: Materials and operational aspects of plant life management (PLIM)

This book discusses the fundamental ageing-degradation mechanisms that affect nuclear power plant structures, systems and components (SSC), along with relevant analysis modelling methods and mitigation paths. Coverage of plant maintenance and replacement routes is extended through chapters on the de...

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1. Verfasser: Tipping, Philip G. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Woodhead Publishing Ltd 2010
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Zusammenfassung:This book discusses the fundamental ageing-degradation mechanisms that affect nuclear power plant structures, systems and components (SSC), along with relevant analysis modelling methods and mitigation paths. Coverage of plant maintenance and replacement routes is extended through chapters on the development of advanced materials and components
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Part 1 Introduction to PLiM: Nuclear energy, materials and operations-- Key elements of PLiM for long-term operation-- Safety regulations and license renewal-- Probabilistic and deterministic safety assessment-- Socio-economic impacts. Part 2 Ageing degradation of irradiated materials in systems, structures and components: Failure prevention and analysis-- Operational loads and creep-, fatigue- and corrosion-interactions-- Microstructure evolution of irradiated structural materials-- Stress corrosion cracking in light-water reactors (LWR)-- Void swelling and irradiation creep in LWRs-- Irradiation hardening and materials embrittlement in LWRs-- Reactor pressure vessel (RPV) annealing and mitigation. Part 3 Analysis of materials and advanced SSC: Characterisation of irradiated and ageing materials-- On-line and real-time corrosion monitoring-- Multi-scale modelling of irradiation effects-- Instrumentation and control-- Nanostructured materials. Part 4 PLiM practices in nuclear power plants: PWR-- WWER-- BWR-- PHWR-- SFR-- Magnox/AGR-- Outlook
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (944 p)
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ISBN:1845699955
9781845695118
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