Weld Overlays to Enhance Safety

In an industry-first implementation. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company's Davis Besse pressurized water reactor preemptively enhanced plant safety by applying optimized weld overlays to large-diameter coolant piping susceptible to stress corrosion cracking.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nuclear Plant Journal 2011-05, Vol.29 (3), p.46-47
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Coolants
Cost control
Electric power
Nuclear accidents & safety
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear safety
Operating companies
Piping
Pressurized water reactors
Research centers
Safety management
Stress corrosion cracking
Welded joints
Welding
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Summary:In an industry-first implementation. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company's Davis Besse pressurized water reactor preemptively enhanced plant safety by applying optimized weld overlays to large-diameter coolant piping susceptible to stress corrosion cracking.
ISSN:0892-2055
2162-6413