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Journal Articles

Recent improvements of probabilistic fracture mechanics analysis code PASCAL for reactor pressure vessels

Lu, K.; Takamizawa, Hisashi; Katsuyama, Jinya; Li, Y.

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 199, p.104706_1 - 104706_13, 2022/10

 Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:58.29(Engineering, Multidisciplinary)

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Evaluation of brittle crack arrest toughness for highly-irradiated reactor pressure vessel steels

Iwata, Keiko; Hata, Kuniki; Tobita, Toru; Hirota, Takatoshi*; Takamizawa, Hisashi; Chimi, Yasuhiro; Nishiyama, Yutaka

Proceedings of ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP 2021) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2021/07

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Application of probabilistic fracture mechanics to reactor pressure vessel using PASCAL4 code

Lu, K.; Katsuyama, Jinya; Li, Y.; Yoshimura, Shinobu*

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 143(2), p.021505_1 - 021505_8, 2021/04

 Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:10.06(Engineering, Mechanical)

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Correlation between cleavage fracture toughness and charpy impact properties in the transition temperature range of reactor pressure vessel steels

Onizawa, Kunio; Suzuki, Masahide

JSME International Journal, Series A, 47(3), p.479 - 485, 2004/07

In the structural integrity assessment of reactor pressure vessel, fracture toughness values are estimated by assuming that the radiation effect on fracture toughness is equivalent to that on Charpy properties. Therefore, it is necessary to establish the correlation between both properties especially on irradiation embrittlement. In this paper, we present the fracture toughness data obtained by applying the master curve approach that was adopted recently in the ASTM test method. Materials used in this study are five ASTM A533B class 1 steels and one weld metal. Neutron irradiation for Charpy-size specimens as well as standard Charpy-v specimens was carried out at the Japan Materials Testing Reactor. The shifts of the reference temperature on fracture toughness due to neutron irradiation are evaluated. Correlation between the fracture toughness reference temperature and Charpy transition temperature is established. Based on the correlation, the optimum test temperature for fracture toughness testing and the method to determine a lower bound fracture toughness curve are discussed.

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Probabilistic fracture mechanics analyses of reactor pressure vessel under PTS transients

Onizawa, Kunio; Shibata, Katsuyuki; Kato, Daisuke*; Li, Y.*

JSME International Journal, Series A, 47(3), p.486 - 493, 2004/07

The probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) analysis code PASCAL has been developed in JAERI. This code can evaluate the conditional probabilities of crack initiation and fracture of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) under transient conditions such as pressurized thermal shock (PTS). Based on the temperature and stress distributions in the vessel wall for four PTS sequences in a typical 3-loop PWR, parametric PFM analyses are performed using PASCAL on the variables such as pre-service inspection model, crack geometry, fracture toughness curve and irradiation embrittlement prediction equation. The results showed that the good perfomance inspection model had a significant effect on the fracture probability and reduced it by more than 3 orders of magnitude. The fracture probability calculated by the fracture toughness estimation method in Japan was about 2 orders of magnitude lower than that by the USA method. It was found that the treatment of a semi-elliptical crack in PASCAL reduced the conservatism in a conventional method that it is transformed into an infinite length crack.

Journal Articles

Probabilistic fracture mechanics analyses of RPV under some PTS transients

Onizawa, Kunio; Shibata, Katsuyuki; Kato, Daisuke*; Li, Y.*

Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-11) (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2003/04

Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics (PFM) has been used in the fields of reliability analysis for important structural components. At JAERI, the PFM analysis code PASCAL has been developed. This code evaluates the conditional probabilities of crack initiation and fracture of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) under transient conditions such as pressurized thermal shock (PTS). Four cases of PTS transients were selected based on the severity for a typical 3-loop PWR. Based on thermal stress analyses, PFM analyses were performed by using PASCAL code focusing on some important variables on the RPV fracture probability. The results showed that non-destructive examination methods had a significant effect on the fracture probability by more than three orders of magnitude. The comparisons of the results using fracture toughness estimation methods between in Japan and USA, and crack geometries between a semi-elliptical surface crack and an infinite surface crack are also made.

Journal Articles

Development of a non-destructive testing technique using ultrasonic wave for evaluation of irradiation embrittlement in nuclear materials

Ishii, Toshimitsu; Ooka, Norikazu; Hoshiya, Taiji; Kobayashi, Hideo*; Saito, Junichi; Niimi, Motoji; Tsuji, Hirokazu

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 307-311(Part.1), p.240 - 244, 2002/12

 Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:23.39(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Hardening of Fe-Cu alloys at elevated temperatures by electron and neutron irradiations

Tobita, Toru; Suzuki, Masahide; Iwase, Akihiro; Aizawa, Kazuya

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 299(3), p.267 - 270, 2001/12

 Times Cited Count:19 Percentile:84.88(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Non-equilibrium intergranular segregation and embrittlement in neutron-irradiated ferritic alloys

Kameda, Jun*; Nishiyama, Yutaka; Bloomer, T. E.*

Surface and Interface Analysis, 31(7), p.522 - 531, 2001/07

 Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:28.84(Chemistry, Physical)

This study describes intergranular segregation and embrittlement in several model ferritic alloys doped with Mn, P, S and/or Cu subjected to neutron irradiation, irradiation-equivalent thermal ageing (ETA) and post-irradiation annealing (PIA). Neutron irradiation produced a larger amount of intergranular P segregation than S segregation. Intergranular C segregation remained small in all the as-irradiated alloys. A PIA study has shown that the P segregation in P-doped alloys subjected to lower temperature PIA proceeds via mobile P-interstitial complexes while the S segregation is controlled by vacancy-enhanced diffusion. The mechanisms of non-equilibrium intergranular segregation induced by neutron irradiation are discussed in light of coupled fluxes of point defects and impurities, and changes in the segregation capacity of grain boundaries. Small punch tests demonstrated how the impurity segregation or desegregation and hardening or softening induced by the irradiation, ETA and PIA influence intergranular embrittlement in the various ferritic alloys.

Journal Articles

Correlation between cleavage fracture toughness and charpy impact properties in the transition range of reactor pressure vessel steels

Onizawa, Kunio; Suzuki, Masahide

Proceedings of Asian Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength '01(APCFS '01) and International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics '01 (ATEM '01), p.140 - 145, 2001/00

In the structural integrity assessment of reactor pressure vessel, fracture toughness values are estimated by assuming that the radiation effect on fracture toughness is equivalent to that on Charpy properties. Therefore, it is necessary to establish the correlation between both properties especially on irradiation embrittlement. In this paper, we present the fracture toughness data obtained by applying the master curve approach that was adopted recently in the ASTM test method. Materials used in this study are five ASTM A533B class 1 steels and one weld metal. Neutron irradiation for Charpy-size specimens as well as standard Charpy-v specimens was carried out at the Japan Materials Testing Reactor. The shifts of the reference temperature on fracture toughness due to neutron irradiation are evaluated. Correlation between the fracture toughness reference temperature and Charpy transition temperature is established. Based on the correlation, the optimum test temperature for fracture toughness testing and the method to determine a lower bound fracture toughness curve are discussed.

Journal Articles

Fracture toughness evaluation on neutron irradiation embrittlement for reactor pressure vessel steels

Onizawa, Kunio; Suzuki, Masahide

Proceedings of the 8th Japanese-German Joint Seminar on Structural Integrity and NDE in Power Engineering, p.62 - 69, 2001/00

To assure the structural integrity of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) throughout its operational life, fracture toughness of the steel after neutron irradiation must be determined. In this report the investigation on the master curve approach using Charpy-size specimens is presented for the precise evaluation of fracture toughness on irradiation embrittlement. Using some Japanese A533B-1 steels, fracture toughness tests in the transition range were performed varying specimen thickness. Charpy-size specimens were also irradiated at Japan Materials Testing Reactor. Applying the master curve method and JEAC method as well, the specimen size effect, temperature dependence and the lower bound were evaluated. The shifts of reference temperature of fracture toughness and Charpy transition temperature due to neutron irradiation were also compared and found to be almost equivalent.

Journal Articles

Irradiation embrittlement of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel at 400$$^{circ}$$C and its electrochemical evaluation

Nishiyama, Yutaka; Fukaya, Kiyoshi; Suzuki, Masahide; Eto, Motokuni

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 258-263, p.1187 - 1192, 1998/00

 Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:38.63(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Correlation among the Changes in Mechanical properties due to neutron irradiation for pressure vessel steels

Onizawa, Kunio; Suzuki, Masahide

ISIJ International, 37(8), p.821 - 828, 1997/08

 Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:35.47(Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering)

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Hydride morphology and hydrogen embrittlement of Zircaloy fuel cladding used in NSRR/HBO experiment

Nagase, Fumihisa; Uetsuka, Hiroshi

Proc. of Int. Topical Meeting on LWR Fuel Performance, 0, p.677 - 684, 1997/03

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Progress of LWR structural safety research at JAERI

Shibata, Katsuyuki

Nucl. Eng. Des., 174(1), p.79 - 90, 1997/00

 Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:14.47(Nuclear Science & Technology)

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Development of reconstitution technique of charpy impact specimens by surface-activated joining for reactor pressure vessel surveillance

Onizawa, Kunio; Fukaya, Kiyoshi; Nishiyama, Yutaka; Suzuki, Masahide; *; *

IWG-LMNPP-94/9, 0, 12 Pages, 1994/00

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Evaluation of irradiation embrittlement of 21/4Cr-1Mo steel in terms of elastic-plastic fracture toughness

Nishiyama, Yutaka; Fukaya, Kiyoshi; Suzuki, Masahide; Kodaira, Tsuneo; Oku, Tatsuo*

Effects of Radiation on Materials; 15th International Symposium (ASTM STP 1125), p.1287 - 1303, 1992/00

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

An Examination of the Standard Fuel Behavior in NSRR Experiments

JAERI-M 7267, 36 Pages, 1977/09

JAERI-M-7267.pdf:2.01MB

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Neutron irradiation embrittlement of structural steels in nuclear power reactor

; Kawasaki, Masayuki

Trans.Iron Steel Inst.Jpn., 8, p.48 - 56, 1968/00

no abstracts in English

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