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Microstructural Characterization of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels
Metals, 2023 Ion irradiation is a promising tool to emulate neutron-irradiation effects on reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels, especially in the situation of limited availability of suitable neutron-irradiated material.
Libang Lai +4 more
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Comprehensive Toughness Dataset of Nuclear Reactor Structural Materials using Charpy V-Notch Impact Testing [PDF]
Scientific DataReactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels are critical for maintaining the structural integrity and safety of nuclear reactors, designed to endure extreme conditions over prolonged operational lifetimes.
Isshu Lee +7 more
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COMPARISON OF WASTE DUE TO IRRADIATED STEELS IN THE ESFR AND DEMO [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 For either nuclear fusion or generation IV fission reactors to be viable as a commercial energy source the decommissioning and waste disposal solutions must be considered during the design.
Reid Jack +4 more
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WASTE CLASSIFICATION ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR STEELS FOR FUSION POWER APPLICATIONS [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 Fusion power is an attractive option for the world’s future energy needs. An important goal for fusion is to avoid the severe radioactive waste issues associated with nuclear fission.
Bailey G.W. +2 more
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Spinodal decomposition and radiation damage of a FeCuMnNi high-entropy alloy
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2023 The precipitation of Cu-rich phases during the irradiation process will reduce radiation resistance in Fe-Cu-Mn-Ni reactor pressure vessel steels. Therefore, high-entropy alloys with excellent radiation resistance are expected to replace reactor pressure
Qingwei Guo +5 more
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Trudy Odesskogo Politehničeskogo Universiteta, 2017 Preliminary thermomechanical loading promotes increase of resistance to brittle fracture of heat-resistant steels with fractures and is the fundamental basis of the perspective method of increasing the resource for ensuring safe operation of power ...
Володмир Вікторович Покровський +3 more
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Metals, 2022 Understanding the mechanical behaviour of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels at high fluences has become an important topic in regard to Long-Term Operations (LTO) of existing nuclear power plants (NPP).
Mathilde Laot +5 more
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Modelling Irradiation Effects in Metallic Materials Using the Crystal Plasticity Theory—A Review
Crystals, 2023 The review starts by highlighting the significance of nuclear power plants in the contemporary world, especially its indispensable role in the global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
Karol Frydrych
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Simulation of Cu precipitation in Fe-Cu dilute alloys with cluster mobility
Materials & Design, 2020 Cu-rich precipitates formation is associated with the precipitation hardening of Fe-Cu based steels and the embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steels under neutron irradiation.
Senlin Cui +2 more
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Mathematics, 2022 The aim of this work is to present a new analytical model to evaluate jointly the mechanical integrity and the fitness-for-service of nuclear reactor pressure-vessels steels.
Alvaro Rodríguez-Prieto +4 more
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