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Volume 1: Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications and Life Cycle; Component Reliability and Materials Issues; Next Generation Systems
Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications and Life Cycle
Risk-Informed Safety Margin Characterization
ICONE 2009; 11-17https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75064
Topics:
Risk
,
Safety
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Accidents
,
Cladding systems (Building)
,
Collaboration
,
Containment
,
Design
,
Electricity (Physics)
,
Fuels
Automated Operation With Redundant Ultrasonic Reactor Water Level Monitoring System
ICONE 2009; 43-47https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75162
Topics:
Monitoring systems
,
Water
,
Transducers
,
Contamination
,
Damage
,
Fuels
,
Heat
,
Risk
,
Boiling
,
Delays
Managing CANDU Plant Ageing Using a Risk Informed Engineering Approach
ICONE 2009; 53-59https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75331
Topics:
Risk
,
Failure
,
Damage
,
Safety
,
Design
,
Fitness-for-service
,
Inspection
,
Life extension
,
Maintenance
,
Reliability
Student Training Course Using the Experimental Fast Reactor Joyo and Related Facilities
Takafumi Aoyama, Chikara Ito, Yasushi Ohkawachi, Shigetaka Maeda, Soju Suzuki, Keiji Chatani, Toshikazu Takeda
ICONE 2009; 71-79https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75337
Topics:
Dosimetry
,
Fast neutron reactors
,
Neutrons
,
Nuclear engineering
,
Physics
,
Students
Making FAC Calculations With BRT-CICERO™ and Updating to Version 3.0
ICONE 2009; 81-88https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75341
Topics:
Accidents
,
Chemistry
,
Computers
,
Corrosion
,
Cycles
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Fluids
,
Geometry
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Pipes
Aging Evaluation for the Extension of Qualified Life of Nuclear Power Plant Equipment Through Modulated Poisson Processes
ICONE 2009; 89-97https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75359
Topics:
Nuclear power stations
,
Maintenance
,
Failure
,
Cycles
,
Data acquisition
,
Licensing
,
Modeling
,
Pressurized water reactors
,
Pumps
,
Reliability
An Application of Main Steam Flow-Based Power Monitoring to OPR1000 Plants
Byung Ryul Jung, In Ho Song, Jung Hoon Kim, Byung Jin Lee, Se Jin Baik, Joon Sung Kim, Jong Sun Lee, Teuk Ki Choe
ICONE 2009; 105-109https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75642
Topics:
Feedwater
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Steam
,
Thermal energy
Construction Aspects of the Doel 1 and 2 SGR Projects
ICONE 2009; 111-117https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75671
Topics:
Construction
,
Containment
,
Boilers
,
Pipes
,
Pressurized water reactors
,
Coolants
,
Leak-before-break
,
Licensing
,
Manufacturing
,
Nuclear power stations
Application of Risk-Informed Methods to Improve Plant Operation at Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
Emil Kichev, Ivan Ivanov, Kaliopa Mancheva, Yasen Petrov, Vesselina Vladimirova, Gerald Andre, Paul Stevenson
ICONE 2009; 119-132https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75709
Topics:
Nuclear power stations
,
Risk
,
Testing
,
Maintenance
,
In-service inspection
,
Inspection
,
Pipes
,
Risk-informed in-service inspection
,
Risk assessment
,
Safety
Economic Analysis Regarding the Introduction of a CANFLEX-NU Fuel Into Wolsong Units
ICONE 2009; 151-155https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75801
Topics:
Economic analysis
,
Fuels
,
Pressure
,
Nuclear power
,
Uranium
,
Design
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Heat transfer
,
Irradiation (Radiation exposure)
,
Light water reactors
Development of Repair Technologies for J-Groove Welds of Drain and Instrument Nozzle in Steam Generator
ICONE 2009; 165-170https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75817
Topics:
Boilers
,
Instrumentation
,
Maintenance
,
Nozzles
,
Welded joints
,
Machining
,
Welding equipment
,
Alloys
,
Gas tungsten arc welding
,
Welding
Application of the Relative Power Contribution Methodology to the Analysis of a Control System Failure
Rogelio Castillo-Dura´n, Javier Ortiz-Villafuerte, Rodolfo Amador-Garci´a, Edmundo del-Valle-Gallegos, Javier C. Palacios-Herna´ndez, Gabriel Calleros-Micheland
ICONE 2009; 187-191https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75866
Power Uprate Impact Evaluations on Waste Heat of Nuclear Power Plants in Taiwan
ICONE 2009; 201-207https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75885
Topics:
Nuclear power stations
,
Power uprate
,
Waste heat
,
Water
,
Temperature
,
Water temperature
,
Boiling water reactors
,
Coolants
,
Economics
,
Measurement uncertainty
Measuring Surface Indications in Polyethylene Piping
ICONE 2009; 225-234https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75940
Topics:
Polyethylene pipes
,
Pipes
,
Hardening (Curing)
,
Manufacturing
A New Shape of Expansion Loop to Compensate Thermal Expansion of Piping Systems
ICONE 2009; 235-241https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-76001
Topics:
Piping systems
,
Shapes
,
Thermal expansion
,
Pipe bends
,
ASME Standards
,
Corrosion
,
Fracture (Materials)
,
Pipes
,
Stress
,
Water
Component Reliability and Materials Issues
Investigation of the Beltline Welding Seam and Base Metal of the Greifswald WWER-440 Unit 1 Reactor Pressure Vessel
ICONE 2009; 289-295https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75063
Topics:
Base metals
,
Reactor vessels
,
Welding
,
Metals
,
Temperature
,
ASTM International
,
Irradiation (Radiation exposure)
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Steel
,
Testing
Positron Defect Studies of Neutron Irradiated Iron-Based Materials
ICONE 2009; 297-305https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75108
Topics:
Alloys
,
Iron
,
Neutrons
,
Positron annihilation
,
Positrons
,
Spectroscopy
,
Embrittlement
,
Damage
,
Irradiation (Radiation exposure)
,
Atoms
Corrosion Behavior of FBR Structural Materials in High Temperature Supercritical CO2
ICONE 2009; 307-312https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75121
Topics:
Corrosion
,
High temperature
,
Supercritical carbon dioxide
,
Steel
,
Weight (Mass)
,
Carbon dioxide
,
Oxidation
,
Temperature
,
Base metals
,
Breeder reactors
Mechanical Resistance in Liquid Lead-Bismuth of 316L/T91 Welded by Electron Beam
ICONE 2009; 351-359https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75209
Topics:
Cathode ray oscilloscopes
,
Electron beams
,
Fracture (Materials)
,
Brittleness
,
Ductility
,
Steel
,
Cracking (Materials)
,
Deformation
,
Displacement
,
Embrittlement
Nondestructive Evaluation of Neutron Irradiation Damage on Austenitic Stainless Steels by Measurement of Magnetic Flux Density
Shigeru Takaya, Yuji Nagae, Kazumi Aoto, Ichiro Yamagata, Shoichi Ichikawa, Shotaro Konno, Ryuichiro Ogawa, Eiichi Wakai
ICONE 2009; 371-374https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75215
Modelling of Fe-Cr Martensitic Steels Corrosion in Liquid Lead Alloys
ICONE 2009; 411-422https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75292
Topics:
Corrosion
,
Lead alloys
,
Martensitic steel
,
Modeling
,
Oxygen
,
Steel
,
Liquid alloys
,
Oxidation
,
Sodium fast reactors
,
Fluids
Operating Experience With Mechanical Seals in Reactor Shutdown Cooling Pumps
ICONE 2009; 469-480https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75371
Topics:
Cooling
,
Pumps
,
Circuits
,
Heat
,
Cooling systems
,
Failure
,
Heat exchangers
,
High pressure (Physics)
,
Nuclear reactors
,
Pressure
Selection of Metal Electrodes for and Effect of Welding Treatment on Hardness and Microstructure of Some Type of Austenitic Stainless Steels
ICONE 2009; 481-491https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75378
Topics:
Electrodes
,
Metals
,
Stainless steel
,
Welding
,
Mechanical properties
,
Pressure vessels
,
Brittleness
,
Corrosion resistance
,
Ductility
,
Exhaust systems
The Impact of Probabilistic Modelling on Predicting the Remaining Life of Pipes in Nuclear Plants
ICONE 2009; 503-511https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75420
Topics:
Modeling
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Pipes
,
Piping systems
,
Wall thickness
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Inspection
,
Boilers
,
Coolants
,
Corrosion
Development of Ultrasonic Shot Peening Technique for Reactor Components to Improve Structural Integrity Against Stress Corrosion Cracking
Shohei Kawano, Ayaka Kawagishi, Nobuichi Suezono, Kenichi Ueno, Ken Okuda, Minoru Obata, Ikuko Kameyama, Yuusuke Watanabe
ICONE 2009; 543-547https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75500
Creation of Automatic System for Monitoring, Forecasting and Control of Condition of Lead-Bismuth (Lead) Coolant and Surfaces of Circuits of Nuclear Power Plants
P. N. Martynov, R. Sh. Askhadullin, A. A. Simakov, A. Yu. Chaban’, M. E. Chernov, V. S. Lanskikh, A. Yu. Legkikh
ICONE 2009; 549-554https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75504
Topics:
Circuits
,
Coolants
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Safety
,
Accidents
,
Design
,
Fast neutron reactors
,
Fuels
,
Heat
,
Pumps
Designing Mass Exchangers for Control of Oxygen Content in Pb-Bi (Pb) Coolants in Various Research Facilities
ICONE 2009; 555-561https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75506
Topics:
Coolants
,
Design
,
Oxygen
,
Circuits
,
Energy engineering
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Liquid metals
,
Physics
,
Pipelines
,
Thermodynamic activity
Influence of Impurities on Intergranular Corrosion of Extra High Purity Austenitic Stainless Steels
ICONE 2009; 563-567https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75531
Topics:
Corrosion
,
Stainless steel
,
Alloys
,
Ions
,
Boiling
,
Grain boundaries
,
High temperature
,
Melting
,
Nuclear fuels
,
Regression analysis
FFS Issues for Steam Generator Tube (Top of Tubesheet) Intergranular Attack/Stress Corrosion Cracking
ICONE 2009; 583-588https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75599
Topics:
Boilers
,
Fitness-for-service
,
Stress corrosion cracking
,
Springs
,
Sulfur
,
Damage
,
Low temperature
,
Maintenance
,
Oxygen
,
Tubing
Thermal Fatigue in CANDU Stations
ICONE 2009; 589-596https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75603
Experimental Measurements of Eddy Current Signal From SG Tubes of Fast Breeder Reactor Covered by a Thin Sodium Layer Using a SG Mock-Up
ICONE 2009; 605-613https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75607
Topics:
Breeder reactors
,
Eddies (Fluid dynamics)
,
Signals
,
Sodium
,
Drainage
,
Plates (structures)
,
Temperature
,
Welded joints
,
Wetting
,
Alloys
Crack Growth Model for the Probabilistic Assessment of Inspection Strategies for Steam Generator Tubes
ICONE 2009; 615-621https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75618
Topics:
Boilers
,
Fracture (Materials)
,
Inspection
,
Cycles
,
Fatigue cracks
,
Stress
,
Failure
,
Fatigue life
,
Fitness-for-service
,
Leakage
Degradation of Alloy 800 Under Steam Generator Secondary Side Crevice Conditions
ICONE 2009; 649-657https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75695
Topics:
Alloys
,
Boilers
,
Tubing
,
Chemistry
,
Pressurized water reactors
,
Corrosion
,
Cracking (Materials)
,
Electrochemical analysis
,
Electrodes
,
Fracture (Process)
Corrosion, Corrosion Barrier Development and Mechanical Properties of Steels Foreseen as Structural Materials in Liquid Lead Alloy Cooled Nuclear Systems
ICONE 2009; 681-686https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75773
Topics:
Corrosion
,
Lead alloys
,
Mechanical properties
,
Steel
,
Liquid metals
,
Oxygen
,
Cladding systems (Building)
,
Coolants
,
Fuels
,
Temperature
Study on Nano-Oxide Powder Dispersed Ni-Electroplated Composites for Components Materials of NPPs
ICONE 2009; 687-692https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75781
Topics:
Composite materials
,
Nuclear power stations
,
Corrosion
,
Electrolytes
,
Agglomeration (Materials)
,
Alloys
,
Damage
,
Electrodeposition
,
Erosion
,
High temperature
Reaction Behavior of Carbon Dioxide With Liquid Sodium Pool
ICONE 2009; 709-716https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75900
Topics:
Carbon dioxide
,
Failure
,
Heat exchangers
,
Sodium
Inspection of the Steam Generator Heat Transfer Tubes for FBR Monju Restart
ICONE 2009; 717-725https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75904
Topics:
Boilers
,
Heat transfer
,
Inspection
,
Leakage
,
Corrosion
,
Mass spectrometers
,
Safety
,
Testing
,
Accidents
,
Eddy current testing
Weldability of Neutron Irradiated Stainless Steels by YAG Laser and Low-Heat-Input TIG Welding Techniques
ICONE 2009; 727-734https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75912
Topics:
Gas tungsten arc welding
,
Heat
,
Lasers
,
Neutrons
,
Stainless steel
,
Welding
,
Fracture (Materials)
,
Cavities
,
Cracking (Materials)
,
Fracture (Process)
Ti3SiC2 as a Candidate Material for Lead Cooled Fast Reactor
ICONE 2009; 743-748https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75935
Topics:
Bearings
,
Blades
,
Ceramics
,
Corrosion
,
Corrosion resistance
,
Design
,
Erosion
,
Fast neutron reactors
,
High temperature
,
Impellers
Study of the Influence of Surface Finishing on the Corrosion/Oxidation Behaviour of Stainless Steels in Stagnant Lead Bismuth Eutectic
ICONE 2009; 771-778https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-76013
Topics:
Corrosion
,
Oxidation
,
Stainless steel
,
Surface finishing
,
Steel
,
Polishing
,
Coolants
,
Liquid metals
,
Corrosion protection
,
Design
Next Generation Systems
Concept of a High Pressure Boiling Water Reactor, HP-BWR
ICONE 2009; 787-792https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75032
Topics:
Boiling water reactors
,
High pressure (Physics)
,
Pressurized water reactors
,
Reactor vessels
,
Steam
,
Containment
,
Rods
,
Boilers
,
Cycles
,
Dryers
Development of Observation Techniques in Reactor Vessel of Experimental Fast Reactor Joyo
ICONE 2009; 793-802https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75088
Topics:
Fast neutron reactors
,
Reactor vessels
,
Vessels
,
Sodium
,
Resolution (Optics)
,
Composite materials
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Fuels
,
Inspection
,
Light sources
Modeling of Sodium Two-Phase Flow With the TRACE Code
ICONE 2009; 803-811https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75131
Topics:
Modeling
,
Sodium
,
Sodium fast reactors
,
Two-phase flow
Frequency Domain Linear Stability Analysis of Simplified Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor
ICONE 2009; 837-843https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75251
Topics:
Stability
,
Water
,
Oscillations
,
Pressure
,
Boundary-value problems
,
Control theory
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Fluids
,
Friction
,
Gravitational acceleration
A Once-Through Fuel Cycle for Fast Reactors
ICONE 2009; 845-851https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75381
Topics:
Fast neutron reactors
,
Nuclear fuel cycle
,
Fuels
,
Design
,
Traveling waves
,
Light water reactors
,
Neutrons
,
Nuclear power
,
Uranium
Molten Salt Reactors: A New Beginning for an Old Idea
ICONE 2009; 853-863https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75388
Topics:
Molten salt reactors
,
Design
,
Fluids
,
Breeder reactors
,
Uranium
,
Chemistry
,
Cycles
,
Fuel processing
,
Generation IV reactors
,
Geometry
Three-Dimensional Core Behaviour Analysis of the Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor (GFR) During Hypothetical Control Assembly Withdrawal Accidents
ICONE 2009; 881-892https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75539
Topics:
Accidents
,
Fast neutron reactors
,
Manufacturing
,
Design
,
Fuels
,
Approximation
,
Coolants
,
Deformation
,
Diffusion (Physics)
,
Dynamic response
Operating Experience of Fast Breeder Test Reactor
ICONE 2009; 893-898https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75592
Topics:
Boilers
,
Breeder reactors
,
Circuits
,
Condensed matter
,
Failure
,
Fast neutron reactors
,
Feedwater
,
Fuels
,
Heat
,
Irradiation (Radiation exposure)
Ultimate Heat Sink Sizing Requirements on a Month-to-Month Basis
ICONE 2009; 919-924https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75714
Topics:
Heat sinks
,
Meteorology
Design of a Decay Heat Removal System for EFIT Plant
ICONE 2009; 935-942https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75857
Topics:
Design
,
Heat
,
Fuels
,
Safety
,
Boilers
,
Condensation
,
Condensed matter
,
Condensers (steam plant)
,
Gravity (Force)
,
Reliability
Sustainable Development of China With Nuclear Energy System Beyond Generation-IV
ICONE 2009; 951-956https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75884
Topics:
China
,
Nuclear power
,
Sustainable development
,
Nuclear fission
,
Electric power generation
,
Neutrons
,
Coal
,
Conceptual design
,
Economics
,
Emissions