This paper calculates the expected probabilities of fatigue failures and associated core damage frequencies at a 40-year and 60-year plant life for a sample of components from five PWR and BWR plants. These calculations were made possible by the development of an enhanced version of the pc-PRAISE probabilistic fracture mechanics code.
Revised: September 7, 2011 |
Published: March 1, 2000
Citation
Simonen F.A., M.A. Khaleel, H.K. Phan, D.O. Harris, D.D. Dedhia, D.N. Kalinousky, and S.K. Shaukat. 2000.Evaluation of Environmental Effects on Fatigue Life of Piping. In Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Water Reactor Safety Information Meeting, 281-306. Washington, District Of Columbia:U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.PNNL-SA-32304.