| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9707628 | International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
An updated and statistically-rigorous correlation is provided for crack-arrest toughness values versus normalized temperature for light-water nuclear reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels. The database used in this effort is larger than applied heretofore and includes results from tests of laboratory-size specimens and from tests of large-scale specimens, which contain features prototypical of operating RPVs. The mathematical methodology used is based on a lognormal distribution, with its parameters calculated by orthogonal distance regression. This correlation was developed as one of several items updated for use in the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's extensive program to evaluate and potentially revise its rule for ensuring structural integrity of operating RPVs when subjected to pressurized thermal-shock transients.
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Authors
B.R. Bass, P.T. Williams, C.E. Pugh,