Research is being conducted for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to assess the effectiveness and reliability of advanced nondestructive examination (NDE) methods for the inspection of light water reactor (LWR) components and challenging material/component configurations. This study assessed the effectiveness of far-side inspections on wrought stainless steel piping with austenitic welds, as found in thin-walled, boiling water reactor (BWR) component configurations, for the detection and characterization of intergranular stress corrosion cracks (IGSCC).
Revised: June 27, 2011 |
Published: July 22, 2010
Citation
Diaz A.A., M.T. Anderson, A.D. Cinson, S.L. Crawford, and S.E. Cumblidge. 2010.AN ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAY EVALUATION OF INTERGRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACK (IGSCC) DETECTION IN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPING WELDS. In ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division / K-PVP Conference, July 18–22, 2010, Bellevue, WA, 5, 247-253, Paper No. PVP2010-25777. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers.PNNL-SA-71635.doi:10.1115/pvp2010-25777