15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of
Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors
Preface ........................................................................................................................................................................xxi
Conference Organizing Committee/Program Committee .........................................................................................xxiii
Session Chairs and Technical Reviewers .................................................................................................................. xxv
Student Volunteers .................................................................................................................................................. xxvii
Financial Sponsors .................................................................................................................................................... xxix

15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in
Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors
Opening Session
Overview of NRC Proactive Management of Materials Degradation (PMMD) Program ............................................. 1
C. Carpenter, A. Hull, and G. Oberson
Questions & Answers ..................................................................................................................................................11
Conditions for Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants in Sweden ................................................................. 13
P. Ekström, K. Gott, and B. Brickstad
Alloy 690 and Its Weld Metals I
Current NRC Perspectives Concerning Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking ....................................................25
D. Alley, and D. Dunn
Questions & Answers ..................................................................................................................................................39
Evaluation of the Susceptibility to SCC Initiation of Alloy 690 in Simulated PWR Primary Water ..........................41
T. Couvant, and K. Tsutsumi
Questions & Answers ..................................................................................................................................................53
Role of Cavity Formation on Crack Growth of Cold-Worked Carbon Steel, TT 690 and MA 600 in High
Temperature Water ......................................................................................................................................................55
K. Arioka, T. Miyamoto, T. Yamada, and T. Terachi
Crack Growth Testing on Cold Worked Alloy 690 in Primary Water Environment ...................................................71
D. Tice, S. Medway, N. Platts, and J.Stairmand
Questions & Answers ..................................................................................................................................................89
One-Dimensional Cold Rolling Effects on Stress Corrosion Crack Growth in Alloy 690 Tubing
and Plate Materials ......................................................................................................................................................91
M. Toloczko, S. Bruemmer, and M. Olszta
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................107
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Alloy 690 and Its Weld Metals II
Cyclic and SCC Behavior of Alloy 690 HAZ in a PWR Environment .....................................................................109
B. Alexandreanu, Y. Chen, K. Natesan, and W. Shack
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................127
Stress Corrosion Crack Growth Rate Testing of Novel Composite Arrest Specimens ..............................................131
D. Morton, J. Mullen, E. Plesko, J. Sutliff, and N. Lewis
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................147
Environmentally Assisted Crack Growth in Cold Worked Alloy 690TT in Primary Water at Low and High
Temperatures .............................................................................................................................................................149
Q. Peng, T. Shoji, J. Hou, Y. Takeda, and T. Yonezawa
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................159
SCC of Alloy 690 and Its Weld Metals .....................................................................................................................161
P. Andresen, M. Morra, and K. Ahluwalia
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................177
SCC Behavior of Alloy 152 Weld in PWR Environment ..........................................................................................179
B. Alexandreanu, Y. Chen, K. Natesan, and W. Shack
Alloy 690 and Its Weld Metals III
Effect of Hot Cracks on EAC Crack Initiation and Growth in Nickel-Base Alloy Weld Metals ..............................197
H. Hanninen, A. Toivonen, A. Brederholm, T. Saukkonen, W. Karlsen, U. Ehrnsten, and P. Aaltonen
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................223
Stress Corrosion Crack Growth of Alloy 52M in Simulated PWR Primary Water ...................................................225
M. Toloczko, S. Bruemmer, and M. Olszta
Cyclic and SCC Behavior of Alloy 52M/182 Weld Overlay in a PWR Environment ..............................................245
B. Alexandreanu, Y. Chen, Y. Yang, K. Natesan, and W. Shack
SCC of High Cr Alloys in BWR Environments ........................................................................................................267
P. Andresen
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................299
High-Resolution Characterizations of Grain Boundary Damage and Stress Corrosion Crack Tips in Cold-Rolled
Alloy 690 ...................................................................................................................................................................301
S. Bruemmer, M. Olszta, M. Toloczko, and L. Thomas
Alloy 690 and Its Weld Metals IV
Research and Evaluation of Low Temperature Crack Propagation of Ni Base Alloys in Actual Plants ...................315
K. Sakima, H. Suzuki, and H. Fujiwara
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................327
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Penetrative Internal Oxidation from Alloy 690 Surfaces and Stress Corrosion Crack Walls during Exposure to PWR
Primary Water ...........................................................................................................................................................331
M. Olszta, S. Bruemmer, D. Schreiber, and L. Thomas
Predicting Chromium Depletion of Nickel-Base Alloys ...........................................................................................343
Y. Yin, F. Zhu, R. Faulkner, E. Miller, P. Moreton, I. Armson, and B. Borradaile
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................355
BWR Initiation and Oxide Film Characterization I
In-situ and Ex-situ Oxide Characterization by Synchrotron X-ray (SPring-8) in Non-Sensitized 316 Stainless Steel
and High Temperature Water Combination ...............................................................................................................357
T. Yonezawa, M. Watanabe, T. Shobu, and T. Shoji
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................369
High Resolution Electron Microscopy Study on Oxide Films Formed on Nickel-Base Alloys X-750, 182 and 82 in
Simulated High Flow Velocity BWR Water Conditions ...........................................................................................371
J. Chen, F. Lindberg, L. Belova, B. Forssgren, K. Gott, J. Lejon, and A. Jasiulevicius
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................385
Destructive Examinations on Divider Plates from Decommissioned Steam Generators Affected by Superficial Stress
Corrosion Cracks .......................................................................................................................................................389
E. West, D. Morton, and N. Lewis
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................405
Non-linear Dynamics of the Morphology at the Oxide / Metal Interface of Austenitic Steels in Simulated Light
Water Reactor Environments and Its Implications for SCC Initiation ......................................................................409
Y. Takeda, T. Sato, D. Yamauchi, T. Shoji, and A. Ohji
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................421
BWR Initiation and Oxide Film Characterization II
The Effect of Cold Work on Microstructure and SCC Susceptibility in Simulated BWR Environment for Non-
Sensitized Austenitic Stainless Steels ........................................................................................................................425
Y. Sakakibara, and G. Nakayama
Behavior of Stress Corrosion Cracking for Type 316L Stainless Steel with Controlled Distribution of Surface Work
Hardened Layer in Simulated Boiling Water Reactors Environment ........................................................................439
Y. Miura, Y. Miyahara, M. Sato, K. Kako, and J. Tani
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................451
Influence of Bulk and Surface Cold Work on Crack Initiation and Crack Growth of Austenitic Stainless Steels under
Simulated BWR Environment ...................................................................................................................................453
B. Devrient, R. Kilian, K. Küster, and M. Widera
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................469
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BWR Stainless Steels CGR I
Effect of Nitrogen Addition in 304 L Stainless Steel on the IGSCC Crack Growth Rate in Simulated BWR
Environment ..............................................................................................................................................................471
S. Roychowdhury, V. Kain, and R. Prasad
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................487
Characterization of Type 304L Stainless Steel: Comparison of ASTM A262 Practice A and Analytical Electron
Microscopy Techniques .............................................................................................................................................491
B. Miller, and M. Burke
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................501
BWR Stainless Steels CGR II
The Effect of Grain Size on IGSCC in SS 316L in Simulated BWR Environment ...................................................505
J. Stjärnsäter, B. Bengtsson, B. Forssgren, and H. Johansson
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................519
An Investigation into Stress Corrosion Cracking of Dissimilar Metal Welds with 304L Stainless Steel and Alloy 82
in High Temperature Pure Water ...............................................................................................................................521
T. Yeh, G. Huang, M. Wang, and C. Tsai
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................531
Deformation Mode and Microstructure on Stress Corrosion Cracking Path and Kinetics in High Temperature Water
Environments .............................................................................................................................................................533
Z. Lu, T. Shoji, S. Yamazaki, F. Meng, T. Dan, Y. Takeda, and K. Negishi
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................545
Corrosion Fatigue - BWR, PWR
Effect of Static Load Hold Periods on the Corrosion Fatigue Behavior of Austenitic Stainless Steels in Simulated
BWR Environments ...................................................................................................................................................547
H. Seifert, S. Ritter, and H. Leber
Effects of Material Composition on Corrosion Fatigue Crack Growth of Austenitic Stainless Steels in High
Temperature Water ....................................................................................................................................................561
N. Platts, D. Tice, K. Mottershead, L. McIntyre, and F. Scenini
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................581
Fatigue Limit and Hysteresis Behavior of Type 304l SS in Air and PWR Water, at 150°C and 300°C ...................583
H. Solomon, C. Amzallag, R. DeLair, and A. Vallee
NRC Research Activities on Environmentally-Assisted Fatigue...............................................................................605
G. Stevens, and R. Tregoning
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................617
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Fuel and Fuel Related Materials I
PWR Fuel Deposit Analysis at a B&W Plant with a 24-Month Fuel Cycle ..............................................................621
M. Pop, L. Lamanna, R. Harne, and J. Riddle
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................627
Effect of DH Concentration on Crud Deposition on Heated Zircaloy-4 in Simulated PWR Primary Water ............633
H. Kawamura
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................645
Use of AREVA BWR CRUD Model To Study High Zinc Operation at a US Plant .................................................649
M. Pop, L. Lamanna, M. Bell, J. Riddle, and A. Hoornik
Electrochemical Study of Pre- and Post-Transition Corrosion of Zr Alloys in PWR Coolant ..................................655
J. Macak, R. Novotny, P. Sajdl, V. Renciukova, and V. Vrtílková
AREVA Fuel Condition Index for a Pressurized Water Reactor ...............................................................................665
M. Pop, M. Bell, and B. Lockamon
Fuel and Fuel Related Materials II
Structure and Thermodynamical Properties of Zirconium Hydrides from First-Principle ........................................671
J. Blomqvist, J. Olofsson, A. Alvarez, and C. Bjerken
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................681
Hydride Behavior in Zircaloy-4 during Thermomechanical Cycling ........................................................................683
K. Colas, A. Motta, M. Daymond, J. Almer, and Z. Cai
Fuel and Fuel Related Materials III PWR-BWR
Development of a Method for Studying the Influence of Stress State on the Iodine-Induced Stress Corrosion
Cracking of Zirconium Alloys ...................................................................................................................................689
N. Mozzani, E. Andrieu, Q. Auzoux, C. Blanc, and D. Leboulch
Wear of Zircaloy-4 Grid Straps Due to Fretting and Periodic Impact with RV Internals Baffle Plates ....................703
S. Davidsaver, S. Fyfitch, B. Friend, and J. Hyres
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................717
Alloy 718 and X-750
Microstructure and SCC of Alloy X-750...................................................................................................................719
P. Andresen, M. Morra, B. Carter, and J. Flores-Preciado
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................741
Stress Corrosion Cracking and Crack Tip Characterization of Alloy X-750 in Boiling Water
Reactor Environments ...............................................................................................................................................745
J. Gibbs, R. Ballinger, J. Jackson, D. Isheim, and H. Hanninen
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................761
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SCC Properties of Modified Alloy 718 in BWR Plant ..............................................................................................763
Y. Katayama, M. Tsubota, Y. Saito, N. Tanaka, and S. Tanaka
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................777
Influence of Chloride Ions as Contaminants on the Corrosion Behavior of Alloy 718 in Pool Water of Nuclear
Power Plants ..............................................................................................................................................................781
J. Hugues, C. Blanc, E. Andrieu, and J. Cloué
BWR Low Alloy Steel
Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior near the Fusion Boundary of Dissimilar Weld Joint with Alloy 182 - A533B
Low Alloy Steel .........................................................................................................................................................791
H. Abe, M. Ishizawa, and Y. Watanabe
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................803
Effect of Chloride on Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Low Alloy Steels in Oxygenated Hightemperature
Water - General Corrosion.........................................................................................................................................805
M. Herbst, A. Roth, E. Nowak, and U. Ilg
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................821
BWR Stainless Steels CGR III
The Effect of Temperature on the Crack Growth Rate in Simulated BWR Environment .........................................827
J. Stjärnsäter, A. Jenssen, C. Jansson, K. Gott, B. Bengtsson, B. Forssgren, and H. Johansson
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................839
Effects of Temperature and Corrosion Potential on SCC ..........................................................................................849
P. Andresen, and R. Seeman
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................879
Effect of Thermal Aging on SCC, Material Properties and Fracture Toughness of Stainless Steel Weld Metals .....883
T. Lucas, R. Ballinger, H. Hanninen, and T. Saukkonen
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................901
Flow Assisted Corrosion
Flow Accelerated Corrosion of Carbon Steel in the Feedwater System of Pwr Plants - Behaviour of Welds
and Weld Assemblies ................................................................................................................................................907
C. Mansour, E. Pavageau, A. Faucher, F. Inada, K. Yoneda, C. Miller, and J. Bretelle
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................921
Modelling Material Effects in Flow-Accelerated Corrosion .....................................................................................925
P. Phromwong, D. Lister, and S. Uchida
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PWR Oxide Films and Characterization
3D Atom-Probe Characterization of Stress and Cold-Work in Stress Corrosion Cracking of 304 Stainless Steel ...939
K. Kruska, S. Lozano-Perez, T. Terachi, T. Yamada, D. Saxey, and G. Smith
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................947
Effect of Dissolved Hydrogen, Surface Conditions and Composition on the Electronic Properties of the Oxide
Films Formed on Nickel-Base Alloys in PWR Primary Water ................................................................................. 953
A. Loucif, J. Petit, Y. Wouters, and P. Combrade
Questions & Answers ................................................................................................................................................965
Influence of Primary Water Chemistry on Oxides Formed on Alloy 600 and Alloy690...........................................967
T. Devine
Characterizing Environmental Degradation in PWRs by 3D FIB Sequential Sectioning .........................................993
S. Lozano-Perez, N. Ni, K. Kruska, C. Grovenor, T. Terachi, and T. Yamada
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1005
PWR Secondary Side/Balance of Plant I
On the Microstructure of Alloy 600 SCC Cracks Observed by TEM on PWR SG Pulled Tubes and on
Laboratory Specimens .............................................................................................................................................1007
L. Legras, F. Delabrouille, S. Miloudi, E. Fargeas, O. De Bouvier, and Y. Thebault
Balance of Plant Corrosion Issues in Aging Nuclear Power Plants .........................................................................1023
G. Licina, and D. Dedhia
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1035
Containment Liner Corrosion ..................................................................................................................................1037
D. Dunn, A. Pulvirenti, and P. Klein
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1049
PWR Secondary Side/Balance of Plant II
Electrochemical Studies of Steam Generator Tube Degradation in the Presence of Thiosulphate ..........................1051
L. Chi, and Y. Lu
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1063
X-Ray Photoelectron Study of the Oxides Formed on Nickel Metal and Nickel-Chromium 20% Alloy Surfaces
under Reducing and Oxidizing Potentials in Basic, Neutral and Acidic Solutions .................................................1065
S. McIntyre, B. Payne, and P. Keech
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1083
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SCC of Alloy 82, 182 Welds I
Interaction of Microstructure, Composition, and Cold Work on the Stress Corrosion Cracking of Alloy 82
Weld Metal ..............................................................................................................................................................1087
D. Paraventi, and W. Moshier
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1103
Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Dissimilar Metal Weldments in High Temperature
Water Environment..................................................................................................................................................1105
J. Huang, S. Jeng, J. Huang, R. Kuo, and M. Chiang
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1123
SCC Crack Growth Rate of Alloy 82 in PWR Primary Water Conditions - Effect of a Thermal Treatment ..........1127
M. Le Calvar, C. Guerre, C. Duhamel, M. Sennour, and J. Crepin
SCC of Alloy 82, 182 Welds II
Initiation of PWSCC of Weld Alloys 182 ...............................................................................................................1141
T. Couvant, and F. Vaillant
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1153
NRC/EPRI Welding Residual Stress Validation Program (Phase III) .....................................................................1155
M. Kerr, L. Fredette, H. Rathbun, and J. Broussard
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1167
IASCC Stainless Steels CGR I
Crack Growth Behavior of Irradiated Type 316 SS in Low Dissolved Oxygen Environment ................................1169
Y. Chen, B. Alexandreanu, Y. Yang, W. Shack, K. Natesan, E. Gruber, and A. Rao
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1183
Stress Corrosion Crack Initiation Susceptibility of Irradiated Austenitic Stainless Steels ......................................1187
K. Stephenson, Y. Ashida, J. Busby, and G. Was
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1201
Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Type 304 Stainless Steel Irradiated under Different Neutron Dose
Rates at JMTR .........................................................................................................................................................1203
Y. Kaji, K. Kondo, Y. Aoyagi, Y. Kato, T. Taguchi, F. Takada, J. Nakano, H. Ugachi, T. Tsukada,
K. Takakura, and H. Sakamoto
Questions & Answers ..............................................................................................................................................1217
In-Pile Tests for IASCC Growth Behavior of Irradiated 316L Stainless Steel under Simulated BWR Condition
in JMTR ...................................................................................................................................................................1219
Y. Chimi, S. Kasahara, H. Ise, Y. Kawaguchi, J. Nakano, and Y. Nishiyama
Crack Growth Rates of Irradiated Commercial Stainless Steels in BWR and PWR Environments ........................1229
A. Jenssen, J. Stjärnsäter, and R. Pathania
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