Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Testing – sensing – measuring – or detecting a fission reactor... – Vessel monitoring or inspection
Patent
1988-08-29
1990-06-19
Walsh, Donald P.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Testing, sensing, measuring, or detecting a fission reactor...
Vessel monitoring or inspection
73592, G21C 1700
Patent
active
049351958
ABSTRACT:
A system for analyzing containment integrity of a containment system includes data storage for inspection data and characteristic data and a data evaluation processor for evaluating the inspection data. A data acquisition system is used for periodically obtaining wall thicknesses of selected components in the containment system. After data validation, the actual wall thicknesses are stored as the inspection data in the data storage. The data evaluation processor analyzes the present pipe wall integrity in light of stress calculated from the characteristic data including operational conditions and material properties. In addition, the data evaluation processor analyzes the trend in change of wall thickness to forecast future wall thicknesses.
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Palusamy Sam S.
Roarty David H.
Schmertz John C.
Possessky E. F.
Walsh Donald P.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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