Proceedings of the specialists meeting on the ultrasonic inspection of reactor components at Daresbury, 27-29 Septemer 1976

377 Pages·1976·18.7 MB·English

by  OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations., United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority., Nuclear Energy Agency., Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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SPECIALIST MEETING
ON THE

ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF
REACTOR COMPONENTS:

Jointly organised by the
Risley Nuclear Power Development Laboratories of the
United Kingdom Atomic Eneray Authority
and OECD Nuclear Enargy Agency

Daresbury 27~29 September 1976

PROCEEDINGS

COMMITTEE ON THE SAFETY OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS
OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY
88, boulevard Suchet, 75018 Paris, France

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COMTTEE OF THE SAFETY
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MULE? THsTaLLanTos
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PROCEEITGS CP THE SPACTALTSts ween
OW THE
OLoRASONTS THSPSVEION OF asAoTOR CoMPOUAITS

Daresbury, 27-29 September 1976

Jointly oxganised by the UEASL, Rislay.muslear Powsr Deve:
‘and

OND Yuclaar Eusrey Agency
38; Boulevard Suckat
F-75016, Farts

WOCTED KOWODON_ATONIG EWmOY AUTEORITT
RISLSY, HARRDIGTON
AS 627
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PAPERS PED

APPEDI I oRaaNTsamron
LISE OF PARTICIPA

APPENDIX IT PROGRAM
‘APFEBDTK 112 SBSSTORAL HEPCRES

SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSIOF 4
SESSION 5
SESSION 6

SORCURIONS JUD RACOMENMANIONS OF THR MERITS

copyright Ss held jeintly by TKAEA and GRD,
‘This necting waa held at the “erd Daresbury Hotel, Daresbury,
Warrington, Uk ard wes vel avtendad by recognised exparts in

sonic azaninatior tecoralogy from wary courtriss (eee Appeaiix I).
programma inelided twa vieits ta major UK Laboratories involved in the
Aevelopmant and aofetsnent of ulvragonie methods st vilob the delegates
showed much intereat. Moet of she tine wae Hovaver devoted to the
pragentation of 23 papers (see appendiz It) followed ty specific aut
general dlscugsior rich wae characterised by iza frankness, informality
and evidence of expert knowledge. Yor oaoh session thaze wae 2 technioal
reporter waa prepared a nove of the important pointe mada “r diacuasion,
anl these after review ty ihe respective chaivmen Zora appendix IIT

Ghis report. The final seendon of the meet ing ino:uded a general die
cussion wt vaich the commente aud recomendations given in appendix Tv
were edoraed by thoss present et Lis ceotings

‘The pepars rave veer Teproduced directly from copes provided ey their -
authors for thie purposes
List op parses

Paper Ta

4. Prog-sea Hepart on he work of the plate inepection steorre
comnt tree.
HO cigp

A reviay of the Pooceotirge of the @th Vorla NDT conference,
Cannas, septenber 19TEs
BS Budgell

Mighiiaht seport on the Third Periodis Inspsction Soaference,

London 1975.
2 Wionole

Inservica inepecticn of alder SWh Froavars vossal
0 Foeli ard Horne

Inspection teshriques and omipment based on German requires

on Ist,
G Bgl, c Mellor, W Seiger and H quatenberg

ja automatic ultzarenic ogsipsont for the Anse
je prinery circuit cf a PUR,
A Jeokson

‘he development of an ultrasonic testing eyetem for the spherically
abaped gercorated areca af Light water reactor preeaure veaes
WSaiger sul 5 mig]

Tireasonte anepectiion of sustenitic welda in the primary cire
of the Loviisa 1 rover paste
ari gue,

‘he ultrasonic irepection of austenitic welds.
AR kegs, WE Whittle

Mzrasonic inepaction daveloyment at HED
EK Day, $0 deck, f 2Michsels and NE Dizon

Bffacts of oicrostructure oa ultrasonts exesinetion of stainless
sreels
32'S Kippemer. ad K J Beicam

Imervine inspection of DFR secondary “eat exchangers.
BY Radgell

Route wlzrassnic irspectian of ‘agwr ataaipips to pressure
vessel weldne
B leigh, $8 Barco and P Soulgher

WOT asthods for a pressure tube sr inspection.
Kg Cowbura
Ustrasonic assessment of crack size in anu prassurs tubes.
RI Cocte

‘Titrascmic inspaction im fabricavion of thickewalled resstor
sompanants.
B Warden

Griteria for optimisation of ultrasonic ixepection aystens for
dsfoct detection and defect evaluation,
B tindry and E fustomberg

Erte:
Sbjective ID? specdficats
P Baguio and aC Prat

The influence of frsqueuy and reliabliity of dasarvies
inspection on Tesotor preauure vasael disruptive fa!ture
proesallinye

@ dordax

Ultrasonic time domain aoscurenonte of the depth of eracic-Like
defects in ferritic ant auavanitic etecla.
WG siic, BH iidireten, P Montgomery and GG Younond

‘Theoretical and experimented approach of recoratraction of

defect siaee ard structures.
7 Schnite

Possibilities ant linitations sf cltrasonie flaw sising by Linear
acoustic Lolography ani scanning With focaaed Decne.
‘J uterer and if Wustenberg

Precservios and inservies irspection of light water nederstad
nuclear power plant preseureconteining componente,
AR Wilting ani CE Lautaenhaieor

Paper Wo 4

Frogreaa Report on the Work: of the Plate Inspection

Steering Comuittoe

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EG Griep

United Hingdon Atonte Enengy Authority

Safety and Relisoility Directorete
Septeunar 1976 ‘Wigahey Lane,

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