An overview of the CSNI-PWG3 Workshop on the complementary roles of fracture mechanics and NDE in safety assessments of components
1991; Elsevier BV; Volume: 131; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0029-5493(91)90303-y
ISSN1872-759X
AutoresN. Robb McDonald, D.H. Njo, R.W. Nichols,
Tópico(s)Nuclear Materials and Properties
ResumoThis paper gives an overview of the CSNI-PWG3 workshop on the complementary roles of fracture mechanics (FM) and non-destructive examination (NDE) in safety assessments of components which was held in Würenlingen, Switzerland, 3–5 October, 1988, and was hosted by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together practitioners of FM-methods and NDE-techniques, those who apply the information to component safety assessment and regulators who judge the assessments made. It was recognized that the philosophy, capabilities and limitations of FM on the one hand and in-service inspection on the other had to be addressed and their complementary roles in the safety assessments of components considered. The workshop was focused on four invited key note lectures dealing with the philosophy and basis of safety assessments, capabilities and limitations of FM and of NDE as well as the interdependence of FM-methods and NDE-techniques in safety assessments of components. These were supported by short contributions and case histories from participants. A panel format general discussion and the resulting conclusions and recommendations closed the workshop.
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