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LWR Sustainability: Assessment of Aging of Nuclear Power Plant Safety Related Concrete Structures

 
Herman L. Graves, III 1,*, Dan J. Naus 2
 
1United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), Washington, DC 20555-0001, USA
2Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8056, USA
 
Abstract
Current regulatory testing and inspection requirements are reviewed and a summary of degradation experience is presented. Techniques commonly used to inspect NPP concrete structures to assess and quantify age-related degradation are summarized. An approach for conduct of condition assessments of structures in NPPs is presented. Criteria, based primarily on visual indications, are provided for use in classification and assessment of concrete degradation. Materials and techniques for repair of degraded structures are generally discussed.
 
Keywords
Nuclear power plants, aging management, nondestructive evaluation, in-service inspection, condition assessment, degradation, structural engineering
 
Full Paper: PDF EJAM Vol.5No.1 pp.70-76 "LWR Sustainability: Assessment of Aging of Nuclear Power Plant Safety Related Concrete Structures "

















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Article history:
Received 20 November 2012
Accepted 7 February 2013