摘要:
The invention is a process of repairing cracked or microstructurally damaged portions of irradiated materials, such as nuclear reactor pressure vessels and shrouds. A damaged portion of the irradiated substrate is first removed, such as by electrical discharge machining (EDM). After removing the damaged portion, the recast layer inherent in the EDM process is then removed. Once the repair area substrate material has been removed to a calculated depth, the created cavity is then filled without releasing transmutated elements within the irradiated material. A chamber may be placed on the irradiated material surrounding the repair area to create an isolated work space.
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to efficiently suppress radionuclide deposition on a reactor component of nuclear power plant. Radionuclide deposition on the surface of a metallic reactor component of nuclear power plant is suppressed by forming a ferrite film on the component, wherein the film is formed, after decontamination for removing radionuclides contaminants from the component surface is completed and before the plant is started up, by contacting a treatment solution which mixes a first agent containing the iron (II) ions, a second agent for oxidizing the iron (II) ions into the iron (III) ions and a third agent for adjusting pH level of a solution to 5.5 to 9.0 in this order with the reactor component surface.
摘要:
A shield building peripherally surrounds a containment vessel 3 and has an outer wall 9 with air inlets 4 adjacent to an upper end of the outer wall, a roof 10 contiguous with the upper end of the outer wall 9 having a central opening 12 and an inner wall 11 extending downward from a lower surface of the roof 10 adjacent to a peripheral edge of the roof and facing via gaps 13 and 14 to inner and outer peripheries of the outer wall 9 and containment vessel 3, respectively. The outer and inner walls 9 and 11 and the roof 10 are integrally provided by a steel structure to attain simplification in structure and reduction in quantity of the shield building.
摘要:
In order to provide an austenitic single crystal stainless steel having preferable stress corrosion cracking resistance, strength, and irradiation induced embrittlement resistance so as to extend the life of a nuclear reactor core structure, which is used under a high radiation dose environment, a method is employed, which comprises the steps of homogeneously dispersing carbides into a parent phase of the austenitic single crystal stainless steel by a two step solution heat treatment, and subsequently effecting an ageing heat treatment after rapid cooling for precipitating fine carbides. Austenitic single crystal stainless steel having preferable stress corrosion cracking resistance, strength, and irradiation induced embrittlement resistance can be provided, and the life of nuclear reactor core structure, which is used under a high radiation dose environment, can be extended.
摘要:
In a method of and an apparatus for checking the degradation of the pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor with the pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor being directly measured in a non-destructive manner, a magnetic yoke having an exciting coil and a magnetic flux measuring coil is closely placed in contact with the inner wall of the pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor. The hysteresis magnetization characteristics of the closed magnetic path formed by the magnetic yoke and the pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor are measured. The coercive forces are obtained by the hysteresis characteristics. The hardness of the material comprising the pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor at the part of the magnetic path formed in the pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor is obtained from the coercive forces and the degradation of the material comprising the pressure vessel is checked from the hardness.
摘要:
For the purpose of preventing reductions of wall thickness due to erosion-corrosion in parts (2, 3, 7) of a system made of carbon steel, and which constitute a wet steam system, a feedwater and condensate system, and a drain system of a thermal or nuclear power plant, a coating (17) of metal or ceramic which is chemically stable against a fluid flowing in the systems is formed by spraying on the surface of the devices which are exposed to the fluid.
摘要:
A method for installing a heater unit assembly (52, 54) in a reactor pressure vessel (2) for performance of an annealing treatment on the vessel (2), the vessel (2) having a vertical axis, being open at the top, being provided at the top with a flange (6) having a horizontal surface, and being provided internally, at a location below the flange (6), with orientation elements (8) which are asymmetrical with respect to the vertical axis, by the steps of:providing an orientation fixture (10) having an upwardly extending guide member (18) and orientation elements (14, 16) and installing the orientation fixture (10) in the vessel (2) so that the orientation elements (14,16) of the orientation fixture (10) mate with the orientation elements (8) of the pressure vessel (2) in order to establish a defined position of the orientation fixture (10) in the pressure vessel (2), and so that the guide member (18) projects above the pressure vessel (2) flange (6);placing a seal ring (30) in a defined position on the pressure vessel (2) flange (6) with the aid of the guide member (18);mounting at least one vertical, upwardly extending guide stud (40) upon the seal ring (30);withdrawing the orientation fixture (10) from the pressure vessel (2); andmoving the heater unit assembly (52,54) vertically downwardly into the pressure vessel (2) while guiding the heater unit assembly (52,54) along a path with the aid of the guide stud (40).
摘要:
A nuclear reactor vessel has an electromagnet positioned within to generate the predetermined temperature for the vessel wall for a predetermined time to anneal the vessel.