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Effect of Coolant Water Temperature of ECCS on Failure Probability of RPV

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Jinya Katsuyama, Koichi Masaki, Kai Lu, Tadashi Watanabe, Yinsheng Li
Proc. ASME. PVP2019, Volume 1: Codes and Standards, V001T01A059, July 14–19, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2019-93967
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2019-93967
View Paper titled, Effect of Coolant Water Temperature of ECCS on Failure Probability of RPV
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Topics: Coolants, Emergency core cooling systems, Failure, Fracture mechanics, Probability, Thermal shock, Water temperature, Temperature, Pressure, Pressurized water reactors
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Use of Engineered Materials to Reduce Both Strainer Head Loss and Fiber Bypass for Emergency Core Cooling Systems

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Alan J. Bilanin, Andrew E. Kaufman, Warren J. Bilanin
Proc. ASME. PVP2019, Volume 7: Operations, Applications, and Components, V007T07A012, July 14–19, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2019-93681
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2019-93681
View Paper titled, Use of Engineered Materials to Reduce Both Strainer Head Loss and Fiber Bypass for Emergency Core Cooling Systems
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Topics: Emergency core cooling systems, Fibers
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Recapturing Net Positive Suction Head Margins in Boiling Water Reactor Emergency Core Cooling Systems

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Alan J. Bilanin, Andrew E. Kaufman, Warren J. Bilanin
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, V007T07A004, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-66141
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-66141
View Paper titled, Recapturing Net Positive Suction Head Margins in Boiling Water Reactor Emergency Core Cooling Systems
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Emergency core cooling systems, Suction, Cooling, Water, Accidents, Containment, Coolants, Cooling systems, Insulation
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Optimizing Maintenance Strategy of a Reactor Pressure Vessel Using 3D-CFD and FEM Based Probabilistic Pressurized Thermal Shock Analysis

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Xiaoyong Ruan, Toshiki Nakasuji, Kazunori Morishita
Proc. ASME. PVP2017, Volume 5: High-Pressure Technology; ASME Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnosis and Prognosis Division (NDPD); SPC Track for Senate, V005T11A019, July 16–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2017-65072
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65072
View Paper titled, Optimizing Maintenance Strategy of a Reactor Pressure Vessel Using 3D-CFD and FEM Based Probabilistic Pressurized Thermal Shock Analysis
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Finite element methods, Maintenance, Reactor vessels, Thermal shock, Fracture (Materials), Coolants, Emergency core cooling systems, Probability, Safety
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Emergency Core Cooling System Sump Strainer Fibre Bypass Testing and Measurement

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Qingwu Cheng, Harry Adams, Metin Yetisir
Proc. ASME. PVP2016, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, V007T07A004, July 17–21, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2016-63855
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2016-63855
View Paper titled, Emergency Core Cooling System Sump Strainer Fibre Bypass Testing and Measurement
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Topics: Emergency core cooling systems, Fibers, Testing, Filtration, Fuels, Nuclear power stations, Regulations, Accidents, Coolants, Cooling
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Prediction of Margins in the TBS Seismic Considerations Analysis for Circumferential Surface-Cracked Piping Under Beyond Design Basis Seismic Loading

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Mohammed Uddin, Frederick Brust, Gery Wilkowski, Tao Zhang, A. A. Betervide, O. Mazzantini, Ricardo A. Fernandez
Proc. ASME. PVP2014, Volume 8: Seismic Engineering, V008T08A025, July 20–24, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2014-28819
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2014-28819
View Paper titled, Prediction of Margins in the TBS Seismic Considerations Analysis for Circumferential Surface-Cracked Piping Under Beyond Design Basis Seismic Loading
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Topics: Design, Pipes, Fracture (Materials), ASME Standards, Earthquake risk, Earthquakes, Finite element model, Probability, Stress, Surface cracks
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Benchmarking xLPR Version 1.0 With the PRO-LOCA Version 3.0 Code

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Robert Kurth, Elizabeth Kurth, Bruce Young, Andrew Cox, Rick Olson, Paul Scott, Dave Rudland, Raj Iyengar, Craig Harrington
Proc. ASME. PVP2012, Volume 6: Materials and Fabrication, Parts A and B, 723-729, July 15–19, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2012-78170
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2012-78170
View Paper titled, Benchmarking xLPR Version 1.0 With the PRO-LOCA Version 3.0 Code
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Topics: Design, Electricity (Physics), Emergency core cooling systems, Engineering mechanics, Fracture (Materials), Fracture mechanics, Leadership, Leakage, Nuclear industry, Pipes
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Robust LBB Analyses for Atucha II Nuclear Plant

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G. Wilkowski, B. Brust, T. Zhang, G. Hattery, S. Kalyanam, D.-J. Shim, E. Kurth, Y. Hioe, M. Uddin, J. J. Johnson, O. R. Maslenikov, A. Gu¨rpinar, A. P. Asfura, B. Sumodobila, A. A. Betervide, O. Mazzantini
Proc. ASME. PVP2011, Volume 1: Codes and Standards, 107-120, July 17–21, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2011-57939
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2011-57939
View Paper titled, Robust LBB Analyses for Atucha II Nuclear Plant
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Topics: Nuclear power stations, Stress, Design, Fracture (Materials), Emergency core cooling systems, Leakage, Pipes, Construction, Displacement, Residual stresses
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Use of LBB Methodology to Support the Transition Break Size Concept

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James E. Nestell, David W. Rackiewicz
Proc. ASME. PVP2011, Volume 1: Codes and Standards, 47-56, July 17–21, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2011-57680
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2011-57680
View Paper titled, Use of LBB Methodology to Support the Transition Break Size Concept
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Topics: Accidents, Coolants, Cooling, Defense industry, Design, Emergency core cooling systems, Failure, Leak-before-break, Nuclear power stations, Nuclear reactor coolants
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An Integrated Approach for Monitoring Gas Accumulation in Safety Related Systems

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L. Ike Ezekoye, Ryan D. Griffin, William M. Turkowski, Gregory R. Williams
Proc. ASME. PVP2009, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, 53-60, July 26–30, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2009-77957
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2009-77957
View Paper titled, An Integrated Approach for Monitoring Gas Accumulation in Safety Related Systems
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Topics: Safety, Pumps, Design, Pipes, Emergency core cooling systems, Gases, Containment, Damage, Flow (Dynamics), Heat
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PTS Evaluation for Czech Nuclear Power Plants of WWER Type

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Vladislav Pistora, Pavel Kral
Proc. ASME. PVP2009, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, 217-224, July 26–30, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2009-77405
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2009-77405
View Paper titled, PTS Evaluation for Czech Nuclear Power Plants of WWER Type
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Topics: Nuclear power stations, Finite element methods, Fracture (Materials), Stress, Emergency core cooling systems, Temperature, Brittleness, Circuits, Computation, Computers
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Development of Component Specific Ageing Management Programmes for Mechanical Components at the NPP Paks

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A´gnes Ja´nosine´ Bi´ro´, Sa´ndor Ra´tkai, Ma´rton Osztheimer, Katalin Baumann-ne´ Tanits, Sa´ndor Baranya
Proc. ASME. PVP2009, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, 393-402, July 26–30, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2009-77504
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2009-77504
View Paper titled, Development of Component Specific Ageing Management Programmes for Mechanical Components at the NPP Paks
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Topics: Acceptance criteria, Boilers, Coolants, Corrective actions, Corrosion, Damage, Emergencies, Emergency core cooling systems, Erosion, Fasteners
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Progress in RI ISI Applications for WWER 440 and WWER 1000 Type Piping Systems

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Ladislav Horacek
Proc. ASME. PVP2009, Volume 5: High Pressure Technology; Nondestructive Evaluation Division; Student Paper Competition, 271-276, July 26–30, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2009-77165
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2009-77165
View Paper titled, Progress in RI ISI Applications for WWER 440 and WWER 1000 Type Piping Systems
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Topics: Piping systems, Risk-informed in-service inspection, Welded joints, Nuclear power stations, Pipes, Inspection, Containment, Emergency core cooling systems, Fatigue, Risk
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An Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Code to the Design of a Multi-Stage Breakdown Orifice in Support of GSI-191 Evaluations

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J. C. Adams, L. I. Ezekoye, S. M. Smith, S. R. Swantner
Proc. ASME. PVP2007, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, 217-222, July 22–26, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2007-26208
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26208
View Paper titled, An Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Code to the Design of a Multi-Stage Breakdown Orifice in Support of GSI-191 Evaluations
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Design, Valves, Emergency core cooling systems, Flow (Dynamics), Pressure drop, Pressurized water reactors, Emergencies, Wear, Accidents
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Revised LOCA Frequency Estimates From an Expert Elicitation Process

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Paul M. Scott, Robert Lee Tregoning, Lee Richard Abramson
Proc. ASME. PVP2008, Volume 6: Materials and Fabrication, Parts A and B, 1417-1424, July 27–31, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2008-61562
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2008-61562
View Paper titled, Revised LOCA Frequency Estimates From an Expert Elicitation Process
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Topics: Accidents, Coolants, Design, Emergency core cooling systems, Fracture mechanics, Nuclear power stations, Piping systems, Plant design, Risk, Sensitivity analysis
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Brittle Fracture Safety Analysis of German RPVs Based on Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Analysis

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Elisabeth Keim, Roland Hertlein, Ulf Ilg, Gu¨nter Ko¨nig, Norbert Schlu¨ter, Martin Widera
Proc. ASME. PVP2008, Volume 6: Materials and Fabrication, Parts A and B, 679-686, July 27–31, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2008-61188
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2008-61188
View Paper titled, Brittle Fracture Safety Analysis of German RPVs Based on Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Analysis
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Topics: Brittle fracture, Safety, Leakage, Nozzles, Pressurized water reactors, Accidents, Coolants, Design, Flanges, Stress
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An Evaluation of Post-LOCA Debris on Multi-Stage Safety-Related Pumps in PWR ECCS in Support of Generic Safety Issue 191 Closure

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L. Ike Ezekoye, Rolv Hundal, Paul V. Pyle
Proc. ASME. PVP2008, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, 323-328, July 27–31, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2008-61766
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2008-61766
View Paper titled, An Evaluation of Post-LOCA Debris on Multi-Stage Safety-Related Pumps in PWR ECCS in Support of Generic Safety Issue 191 Closure
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Topics: Emergency core cooling systems, Pressurized water reactors, Pumps, Safety, Wear, Accidents, Containment, Coolants, Cooling, Containment buildings
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Ways for Extending the Reactor Pressure Vessel Lifetime

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Milan Brumovsky
Proc. ASME. PVP2008, Volume 7: Operations, Applications and Components, 129-135, July 27–31, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2008-61479
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2008-61479
View Paper titled, Ways for Extending the Reactor Pressure Vessel Lifetime
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Topics: Reactor vessels, Vessels, Annealing, Design, Economics , Emergency core cooling systems, Fracture mechanics, Leakage, Manufacturing technology, Nuclear power stations
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Buckling of Externally Pressurised Prolate Ellipsoidal Domes

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P. Smith, J. Blachut
Proc. ASME. PVP2006-ICPVT-11, Volume 5: High Pressure Technology, Nondestructive Evaluation, Pipeline Systems, Student Paper Competition, 329-337, July 23–27, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93227
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93227
View Paper titled, Buckling of Externally Pressurised Prolate Ellipsoidal Domes
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Topics: Buckling, Domes (Structural elements), Boilers, Boundary-value problems, Design, Emergency core cooling systems, External pressure, Pressure vessels, Shapes, Shells
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Seismic Considerations for the Transition Break Size: An Overview of the Methodology

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G. Wilkowski, H. Xu, P. Krishnaswamy, N. Chokshi, S. Shaukat, A. Hiser, G. DeGrassi, J. J. Johnson, R. Olson
Proc. ASME. PVP2006-ICPVT-11, Volume 6: Materials and Fabrication, 103-117, July 23–27, 2006
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93994
https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2006-ICPVT-11-93994
View Paper titled, Seismic Considerations for the Transition Break Size: An Overview of the Methodology
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Topics: Accidents, Coolants, Emergency core cooling systems, Regulations, Risk