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Page 1: Proprietary Electric One PWR RPV Nozzle Appendix G Margins · • Multiple RAIs have been issued to various licensees with regards to consideration of the reactor vessel nozzle corner

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PV

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endi

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

•M

ultip

leR

AIs

have

been

issu

edto

vario

uslic

ense

esw

ithre

gard

sto

cons

ider

atio

nof

the

reac

torv

esse

lnoz

zle

corn

erin

P/T

curv

es•

Res

pond

ing

toR

AIs

indi

vidu

ally

has

been

cost

lyfo

rutil

ities

•R

IS20

14-1

1st

ates

:–

“All

addr

esse

essh

ould

ensu

reth

atP

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itssu

ffici

ently

addr

ess

allf

errit

icm

ater

ials

ofth

ere

acto

rve

ssel

,in

clud

ing

the

impa

ctof

stru

ctur

aldi

scon

tinui

ties,

and

addr

ess

the

impa

ctof

neut

ron

fluen

ceac

cum

ulat

ion

inac

cord

ance

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of10

CFR

Par

t50,

App

endi

xG

.”•

Rec

ent

appr

oach

toad

dres

sing

RA

Isha

sus

edth

eve

ryco

nser

vativ

e1/

4Tno

zzle

flaw

–A

llno

zzle

P-T

curv

eR

AIr

espo

nses

toda

teha

vesh

own

that

exis

ting

beltl

ine

plan

tP/T

curv

esbo

und

the

nozz

lecu

rves

•S

eabr

ook,

Far

ley

Uni

ts 1

and

2, I

ndia

n P

oint

Uni

ts 2

and

3, P

oint

Bea

ch U

nits

1 a

nd 2

, Cat

awba

Uni

t 1,

and

McG

uire

Uni

ts 1

and

2

–B

&W

Pla

ntD

esig

nsha

vehi

stor

ical

lyal

way

sco

nsid

ered

post

ulat

ion

of1/

4Tor

3-in

chno

zzle

corn

erfla

ws

inth

ede

velo

pmen

toft

hepl

antP

/Tcu

rves

Bac

kgro

und

2

Page 3: Proprietary Electric One PWR RPV Nozzle Appendix G Margins · • Multiple RAIs have been issued to various licensees with regards to consideration of the reactor vessel nozzle corner

PR

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D W

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RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

•Id

entif

y th

e m

agni

tude

of t

he v

ario

us A

SM

E A

ppen

dix

G

mar

gins

rela

ted

to a

sses

smen

t of t

he P

WR

inle

t/out

let

nozz

les

•D

evel

op a

bas

is fo

r gen

eric

ally

add

ress

ing

nozz

les

supp

ortin

g P

-T c

urve

sub

mitt

als

•Ju

stify

the

use

of th

e R

PV

bel

tline

& fl

ange

regi

on a

s th

e lim

iting

regi

on to

be

used

for P

-T c

urve

s th

ereb

y de

mon

stra

ting

that

cur

rent

app

rove

d m

etho

dolo

gies

co

mpl

y w

ith A

ppen

dix

G

Pur

pose

3

Page 4: Proprietary Electric One PWR RPV Nozzle Appendix G Margins · • Multiple RAIs have been issued to various licensees with regards to consideration of the reactor vessel nozzle corner

PR

ES

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D W

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ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

•D

ocum

ent t

he fo

llow

ing

cons

erva

tism

s fo

r the

P

WR

inle

t/out

let n

ozzl

es–

Est

ablis

h ac

cept

able

sm

alle

r pos

tula

ted

flaw

s co

nsis

tent

with

ND

E d

etec

tion

capa

bilit

ies

•A

sses

sed

usin

g 3D

Fin

ite E

lem

ent A

naly

sis

–G

ener

ic n

ear s

urfa

ce a

ltern

ate

RT N

DT

(RTT

0)–

App

rove

d C

ode

Cas

e N

-629

»

Now

inco

rpor

ated

into

A

SM

E S

ectio

n X

I App

endi

ces

A an

d G

–Av

oids

BTP

5-3

unc

erta

intie

s

–C

onsi

dera

tion

of n

ozzl

e co

rner

em

britt

lem

ent

–C

onst

rain

t con

ditio

n

App

roac

h

4

Page 5: Proprietary Electric One PWR RPV Nozzle Appendix G Margins · • Multiple RAIs have been issued to various licensees with regards to consideration of the reactor vessel nozzle corner

PR

ES

SU

RI

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Pos

tula

ted

Flaw

s

–N

ozzl

e co

rner

regi

on h

as b

een

exam

ined

at

vario

us ti

mes

Man

ufac

turin

g pr

oces

s•

Pre

-ser

vice

insp

ectio

n•

In-s

ervi

ce in

spec

tions

(IS

I)

–Sm

all f

law

s ar

e de

tect

able

with

hig

h pr

obab

ility

via

PD

I qua

lifie

d IS

I met

hods

–N

o in

dica

tions

hav

e be

en fo

und

in o

ver

2000

reac

tor y

ears

in n

ozzl

e ID

exa

ms

–A

SM

E S

ectio

n X

I App

endi

x G

allo

ws

use

of

smal

ler p

ostu

late

d fla

ws

in re

gion

s of

di

scon

tinui

ty–

Sim

ilarly

the

BW

RVI

P co

nclu

ded

the

sam

e in

BW

RVI

P-1

08N

P:

•th

e pr

obab

ility

of d

etec

ting

and

sizi

ng fl

aws

equa

l to

and

grea

ter t

han

0.25

inch

es in

dep

th, l

ocat

ed a

t the

in

side

sur

face

and

the

clad

-to-b

ase

met

al in

terfa

ce,

is e

xcel

lent

.5

•It

is n

ot n

eces

sary

to p

ostu

late

larg

e fla

ws

(1/4

T is

~ 4

inch

es d

eep)

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

00.

10.

20.

30.

40.

50.

60.

7

PROBABILITY

TRU

E S

IZE

(IN

CH

)

PR

OB

AB

ILIT

Y O

F C

OR

RE

CT

RE

JEC

TIO

NS

IZIN

G ,

Std

. Dev

. = 0

.12

AC

CE

PTA

BLE

FLA

W S

IZE

0.1

5

Bamford, W

.H., et al, “Techn

ical Basis for E

limination of Reactor 

Vessel Nozzle

 Inne

r Radius Inspe

ctions”, Proceed

ings of A

SME 

PVP Co

nferen

ce, 2001

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ER

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AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Pos

tula

ted

Flaw

s

6

•In

let a

nd O

utle

t Geo

met

ry•

Two

aspe

ct r

atio

s •

Cir

cula

r (a

/L=1

/2)

•E

llips

e (a

/L =

1/6

)•

Two

flaw

dep

ths m

odel

ed:

•0.

5” in

to lo

w a

lloy

stee

l (N

DE

det

ecta

ble)

•Sm

alle

r fla

w w

hich

ex

tend

s sm

all a

mou

nt

into

low

allo

y st

eel

•H

igh

stre

ss d

ue to

cl

ad-lo

w a

lloy

stee

l di

ffer

entia

l the

rmal

ex

pans

ion

coef

ficie

nt a

nd

resi

dual

stre

ss

Flaw

s Mod

eled

thro

ugh

Cla

ddin

g in

to B

ase

Met

al

Note: Outlet sho

wn as example

Clad

ding

 Bo

unda

ry

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PR

ES

SU

RI

ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

•G

ener

ic R

TT0

Valu

e D

eter

min

atio

n–

Mas

ter C

urve

refe

renc

e te

mpe

ratu

re d

ata

gath

ered

on

the

follo

win

g eq

uiva

lent

gra

des

at 1

/4T

loca

tion:

•S

A-5

08 C

lass

2 (a

lso

AS

TM A

-508

Cla

ss 2

)•

22N

iMoC

r37

whi

ch is

a D

IN c

ompa

rabl

e•

SFV

Q2A

whi

ch is

Jap

anes

e eq

uiva

lent

–R

esul

ts s

umm

ary

(22

dist

inct

A-5

08 C

l. 2

type

forg

ings

)•

Alte

rnat

e ge

neric

mea

n R

T ND

T=

RTT

0=

-66°

F•

Mar

gin

= 2 σ I

= 10

9°F

•AR

T =

43°F

(with

no

embr

ittle

men

t)

Gen

eric

RTT

0

7

–Th

is is

bet

ter t

han

the

gene

rally

acc

epte

d up

per b

ound

RT N

DT

of 6

0°F

–Av

oids

the

use

of B

TP 5

-3 o

r GE

pro

cedu

re

whi

ch w

ould

be

nece

ssar

y fo

r man

y no

zzle

s–

True

mea

sure

of f

ract

ure

toug

hnes

s tra

nsiti

on te

mpe

ratu

re–

Sign

ifica

nt m

argi

n be

twee

n R

TT0

and

RT N

DT

in a

ll ca

ses

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PR

ES

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RI

ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Nea

r Sur

face

Tou

ghne

ss

•S

mal

l fla

w e

nabl

es u

se o

f nea

r sur

face

to

ughn

ess

data

•N

B-2

223.

2 Fo

r thi

ck a

nd c

ompl

ex fo

rgin

gs:

spec

imen

s m

ay b

e ta

ken

as c

lose

as

¾”

(19m

m) t

o an

y he

at tr

eate

d su

rface

•S

urfa

ce p

rope

rties

are

bet

ter d

ue to

fa

ster

coo

ling

rate

dur

ing

quen

chin

g–

Pro

duce

s a

finer

mic

rost

ruct

ure,

sm

alle

r ca

rbid

e ph

ases

, red

uced

leng

th o

f lin

ear

phas

e bo

unda

ries,

and

som

e te

mpe

red

mar

tens

ite–

Res

ults

in b

ette

r Cha

rpy

prop

ertie

s an

d fra

ctur

e to

ughn

ess

8

PWR Outlet 

Nozzle

 Forging ‐

LT orie

ntation

Near 

Surface

1/4T

Page 9: Proprietary Electric One PWR RPV Nozzle Appendix G Margins · • Multiple RAIs have been issued to various licensees with regards to consideration of the reactor vessel nozzle corner

PR

ES

SU

RI

ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Nea

r Sur

face

To

ughn

ess

LTTL

Num

ber o

f Data Sets

247

Average Shift (°F)

36.5

47.5

Stan

dard Deviatio

n (°F)

28.9

21.7

9

Transition Tempe

rature Shifts for 

LT (tangent) Spe

cimen

s

Transition Tempe

rature Shifts 

for T

L (axial) Spe

cimen

s

•N

ear s

urfa

ce to

ughn

ess

in re

gion

of p

ostu

late

d ½

in

ch d

eep

flaw

are

on

aver

age

sign

ifica

ntly

be

tter

•Th

e m

ore

cons

erva

tive

orie

ntat

ion

data

(LT)

is

used

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PR

ES

SU

RI

ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Noz

zle

Cor

ner E

mbr

ittle

men

t

•R

IS 2

014-

11:

–“a

ll fe

rriti

c co

mpo

nent

s w

ithin

the

entir

e re

acto

r ves

sel m

ust b

e co

nsid

ered

in th

e de

velo

pmen

t of P

-T li

mits

, and

the

effe

cts

of

neut

ron

radi

atio

n m

ust b

e co

nsid

ered

for a

ny lo

catio

ns th

at a

re

pred

icte

d to

exp

erie

nce

a ne

utro

n flu

ence

exp

osur

e gr

eate

r tha

n 1x

1017

n/cm

2(E

> 1

MeV

) at t

he e

nd o

f the

lice

nsed

ope

ratin

g pe

riod.

”•

NR

C T

echn

ical

Let

ter R

epor

t TLR

-RE

S/D

E/C

IB-2

013-

01

(Nov

. 201

4) c

larif

ies:

–“E

mbr

ittle

men

t effe

cts

may

be

negl

ecte

d fo

r any

regi

on o

f the

R

PV

if e

ither

of t

he fo

llow

ing

cond

ition

s ar

e m

et:

•(1

) neu

tron

fluen

ce is

less

than

1x1

017

n/cm

2(E

> 1

.0 M

eV) a

t EO

L, o

r•

(2) t

he m

ean

valu

e of

∆T 3

0es

timat

ed u

sing

an

ETC

acc

epta

ble

to th

e st

aff i

s le

ss th

an 2

5°F

at E

OL.

The

est

imat

e of

∆T 3

0at

EO

L sh

all b

e m

ade

usin

g be

st-e

stim

ate

chem

istry

val

ues.

10

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PR

ES

SU

RI

ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Noz

zle

Cor

ner E

mbr

ittle

men

t

•B

est-e

stim

ate

Cu

per

RG

1.99

, Rev

. 2–

Mea

n+1σ

= 0.

127%

C

u •Ba

sed

on 1

78

PW

R n

ozzl

e fo

rgin

gs

(bac

k th

roug

h 19

66)

–N

i = 0

.90

•A-

508c

l2 S

pec.

up

per l

imit

•<4

.2e1

7n/c

m2

less

th

an 2

5ºF

shift

–D

o no

t nee

d to

co

nsid

er

embr

ittle

men

t per

TL

R-R

ES

/DE

/CIB

-20

13-0

1 11

Mean = 0.095%

σ= 0.032%

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PR

ES

SU

RI

ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Noz

zle

Cor

ner E

mbr

ittle

men

t

•A

ll av

aila

ble

nozz

le fl

uenc

e va

lues

from

U.S

. PW

R in

let a

nd

outle

t noz

zle

forg

ings

wer

e co

mpi

led

•G

ener

ally

flue

nce

has

been

cal

cula

ted

at th

e lo

catio

n w

here

th

e bo

ttom

of t

he n

ozzl

e fo

rgin

g m

eets

the

shel

l (Lo

wes

t ex

tent

of t

he n

ozzl

e to

she

ll w

eld)

•Th

e m

etho

ds w

ere

RG

1.1

90 c

ompl

iant

for t

he b

eltli

ne a

nd

gene

rate

con

serv

ativ

e flu

ence

valu

es fo

r the

noz

zle

regi

on•

Mor

e re

fined

3D

flue

nce

mod

elin

g ha

ve b

een

perfo

rmed

for

som

e pl

ants

whi

ch re

sulte

d in

low

er fl

uenc

e va

lues

in th

e ex

tend

ed b

eltli

ne re

gion

•Th

e no

zzle

flaw

regi

on is

~5

inch

es a

bove

the

typi

cal

loca

tion

of fl

uenc

e ca

lcul

atio

n (lo

wes

t wel

d ex

tent

) mea

ning

lo

wer

flue

nce

at th

e no

zzle

cor

ner

•H

ighe

st 6

0 ye

ar fl

uenc

e fo

und

for t

he P

WR

flee

t is

4.5

x 10

17

n/cm

2at

the

low

est e

xten

t of n

ozzl

e-sh

ell w

eld

•Th

eref

ore,

loca

tion

at w

hich

the

flaw

is

post

ulat

ed h

as fl

uenc

e be

low

whi

ch

embr

ittle

men

t effe

cts

may

be

negl

ecte

d 12

Typical 

Flue

nce 

Calculation 

Locatio

n

Postulated

 Flaw

 Locatio

n

~27 inches 

to to

p of 

active fuel

Inlet N

ozzle

~5 inches

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PR

ES

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Adj

uste

d R

efer

ence

Tem

pera

ture

•G

ener

ic R

TT0

Valu

e–

Alte

rnat

e ge

neric

mea

n R

T ND

T=

RTT

0=

-66°

F–

Mar

gin

= σ I

= 54

.5°F

•N

ear S

urfa

ce T

ough

ness

–∆

RT N

DTs

urfa

ce=

-36°

F–σ I

surfa

ce=

29°F

•S

urfa

ce e

ffect

on

toug

hnes

s is

sta

tistic

ally

inde

pend

ent

from

unc

erta

inty

in R

TT0

–Th

eref

ore,

they

can

be

com

bine

d us

ing

squa

re ro

ot o

f the

sum

of

the

squa

res

as is

reco

mm

ende

d in

RG

1.9

9 R

ev. 2

–A

RT

= R

TT0

+ ∆

RT N

DTs

urfa

ce+

2(σ I

surfa

ce2

+ σ I

2 )½

=

–A

RT

= -6

6ºF

–36

ºF +

2(5

4.5º

F2+

29ºF

2 )½

=

21ºF

13

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Coo

ldow

n Tr

ansi

ent

14

•Th

irty-

two

actu

al c

oold

own

trans

ient

s w

ere

revi

ewed

from

the

2, 3

and

4

loop

Wes

tingh

ouse

and

the

vario

us C

E d

esig

ns–

The

max

imum

ave

rage

coo

ldow

n ra

te fr

om R

HR

or S

DC

sys

tem

pla

ced

into

ser

vice

(3

50°F

) unt

il ju

st p

rior t

o sh

utdo

wn

of la

st R

CP

was

13°

F/hr

.–

The

max

imum

ave

rage

coo

ldow

n ra

te fr

om ju

st p

rior t

o sh

utdo

wn

of la

st R

CP

until

ne

ar a

tmos

pher

ic p

ress

ure

was

11°

F/hr

.–

The

low

est t

empe

ratu

re a

t whi

ch a

ny s

igni

fican

t pre

ssur

e (>

200

psi

g) re

mai

ned

in

the

RC

S w

as a

bove

90°

F fo

r all

cool

dow

ns. A

t and

bel

ow th

is te

mpe

ratu

re, t

here

w

as n

o si

gnifi

cant

pre

ssur

e in

the

RC

S.

–Ad

ditio

nally

, the

max

imum

tem

pera

ture

cha

nge

in a

ny 1

-hou

r inc

rem

ent w

ith a

ll R

CP

s sh

ut d

own

neve

r exc

eede

d 45

°F, w

ith a

vera

ges

thro

ugho

ut th

e ph

ase

neve

r ex

ceed

ing

11°F

/hr.

•C

onse

rvat

ive

Coo

ldow

n ra

te u

sed

–10

0ºF/

hrfro

m o

pera

ting

tem

pera

ture

to 1

10ºF

then

sw

itch

to

–50

ºF/h

rfro

m 1

10ºF

to 1

00ºF

then

–20

ºF/h

rbel

ow 1

00ºF

.•

Rat

e bo

unds

hyp

othe

tical

fast

est r

ate

cool

dow

n th

at th

e re

sidu

al h

eat

rem

oval

sys

tem

(or s

hut d

own

cool

ing

syst

ems)

can

ach

ieve

und

er th

e be

st c

ircum

stan

ces

for a

ny U

.S. P

WR

des

ign

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D W

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TO

R O

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ER

S G

RO

UP

3D F

inite

Ele

men

t Ana

lysi

s (F

EA

)

•3D

FE

A pe

rform

ed fo

r an

inle

t and

an

outle

t noz

zle

with

two

post

ulat

ed

smal

l fla

w d

epth

s an

d tw

o as

pect

ratio

s ea

ch fo

r the

Wes

tingh

ouse

4-lo

op

desi

gn–

The

Wes

tingh

ouse

4-lo

op n

ozzl

e co

nfig

urat

ion

is re

pres

enta

tive

of th

e 2

and

3-lo

op W

estin

ghou

se, B

&W

and

CE

des

igns

•Th

e lo

w te

mpe

ratu

re re

gion

at t

he e

nd o

f a c

oold

own

trans

ient

is w

here

it

com

es c

lose

st to

exc

eedi

ng th

e ex

istin

g P

-T li

mit

curv

es–

This

low

-pre

ssur

e, lo

w-te

mpe

ratu

re re

gion

is la

rgel

y go

vern

ed b

y th

e cl

addi

ng im

pose

d st

ress

rath

er th

an p

lant

spe

cific

diff

eren

ces

in

geom

etry

•Tw

o si

gnifi

cant

ly d

iffer

ent c

ladd

ing

thic

knes

s ev

alua

ted

15

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D W

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ER

RE

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TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

3D F

inite

Ele

men

t Ana

lysi

s (F

EA

)

•Li

near

Ela

stic

Fin

ite E

lem

ent M

odel

(FE

M) g

eom

etry

incl

udes

:–

Noz

zle

(inle

t and

out

let)

–C

ladd

ing

–R

V s

hell

•FE

M o

f Noz

zles

load

ed w

ith:

–W

ette

d su

rface

and

flaw

-face

pre

ssur

e–

Rep

rese

ntat

ive

appl

icab

le p

ipin

g lo

ads

–C

oold

own

trans

ient

on

wet

ted

surfa

ced

–C

ladd

ing

resi

dual

stre

ss

•C

oold

own

trans

ient

sep

arat

ed fr

om p

ress

ure

case

and

mec

hani

cal

load

cas

es s

o th

at d

iffer

ent s

afet

y fa

ctor

s ca

n be

app

lied

•S

tress

Inte

nsity

Fac

tors

(SIF

) cal

cula

ted

with

AN

SY

S c

onto

ur

inte

grat

ion

func

tion

(CIN

T co

mm

and)

at a

ll no

des

alon

g fla

w fr

ont

(~70

dat

a po

ints

)

16

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D W

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TO

R O

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ER

S G

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UP

FEM

Loa

ding

-C

ladd

ing

Res

idua

l Stre

ss

17•C

ladd

ing

incl

uded

in F

EM

s•

Res

idua

l Stre

ss in

clud

ed w

ith m

odifi

ed C

ladd

ing

Ref

eren

ce T

empe

ratu

re

of C

oeffi

cien

t of T

herm

al E

xpan

sion

(CTE

)•

Test

mod

el d

evel

oped

for s

impl

ified

ge

omet

ry to

use

AN

SY

S in

itial

stre

ss

met

hod

for c

alib

ratio

n of

ave

rage

stre

ss:

–R

un 1

: Exp

licit

resi

dual

stre

ss c

urve

app

lied

to

clad

ding

(IN

ISTA

TE c

omm

and)

–R

un 2

: CTE

refe

renc

e te

mpe

ratu

re v

arie

d (R

EFT

met

hod)

–C

ompa

rison

of K

sol

utio

ns fo

r Run

1 a

nd R

un

2 de

mon

stra

ted

that

an

aver

age

stre

ss w

ith

CTE

refe

renc

e te

mpe

ratu

re m

etho

d ga

ve

sim

ilar f

law

ope

ning

beh

avio

r as

expl

icit

initi

al

stre

ss s

tate

–C

ompr

essi

ve s

tress

con

serv

ativ

ely

negl

ecte

d an

d bo

undi

ng a

xial

stre

ss

from

dat

a us

edPV

P201

5‐45

086 Ro

om Tem

p. Residual Stress

Clad

ding

 

Thickn

ess 

0.25

 in.

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TO

R O

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ER

S G

RO

UP

05101520

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

K1 [ksi·in0.5]

Posi

tion

(d/D

)

K1

alon

g C

rack

Fro

nt -

Res

idua

l Str

ess C

alib

ratio

n

INIS

TATE

met

hod

REF

T m

etho

dLA

S bo

unda

ry

Res

idua

l Stre

ss C

alib

ratio

n R

esul

t

18Goo

d Ag

reem

ent 

betw

een Bo

th 

Residu

al Stress 

Application Metho

ds

LAS Re

gion

d

Tota

l Fla

w T

ip L

engt

h =

D

d/D

= 1

.0

d/D

= 0

.0d/

D =

0.5

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TO

R O

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ER

S G

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UP

Mod

elin

g M

etho

dolo

gy

•E

xplic

it fla

ws

mod

eled

in F

EM

s w

ith c

ladd

ing

•N

ozzl

e co

rner

regi

on c

hose

n ba

sed

on li

miti

ng s

tress

•R

an p

ress

ure

and

Coo

ldow

n tra

nsie

nt c

ases

on

no-fl

aw m

odel

s to

ve

rify

flaw

loca

tion

sele

ctio

n

19

Out

let

Inle

t

Note: Qua

rter 

mod

el sh

own 

for clarity

0.25

” C

ladd

ing

1” C

ladd

ing

0.25

” C

ladd

ing

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Det

erm

inat

ion

of P

ostu

late

d Fl

aw L

ocat

ion

-S

tress

Res

ults

for N

o-fla

w F

EM

of O

utle

t Noz

zle

20

Max

Str

ess d

ue to

1,0

00 p

si P

ress

ure

Hoo

p Stress (p

si)

Noz

zle

Cor

ner

Stre

ss

boun

ds N

ozzl

e/R

V

Wel

d

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Det

erm

inat

ion

of P

ostu

late

d Fl

aw L

ocat

ion

-S

tress

Res

ults

for N

o-fla

w F

EM

of O

utle

t Noz

zle

21

Hoo

p Stress (p

si)

Max

Str

ess d

ue to

Coo

ldow

n T

rans

ient

w

ithou

t Res

idua

l Str

ess

Noz

zle

Cor

ner

Stre

ss

boun

ds N

ozzl

e/R

V

Wel

d

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SU

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ZE

D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Det

erm

inat

ion

of P

ostu

late

d Fl

aw L

ocat

ion

-S

tress

Res

ults

for N

o-fla

w F

EM

of I

nlet

Noz

zle

22

Max

Str

ess d

ue to

1,0

00 p

si P

ress

ure

Hoo

p Stress (p

si)

Noz

zle

Cor

ner

Stre

ss

boun

ds N

ozzl

e/R

V

Wel

d

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SU

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Det

erm

inat

ion

of P

ostu

late

d Fl

aw L

ocat

ion

-S

tress

Res

ults

for N

o-fla

w F

EM

of I

nlet

Noz

zle

23

Hoo

p Stress (p

si)

Max

Str

ess d

ue to

Coo

ldow

n T

rans

ient

w

ithou

t Res

idua

l Str

ess

Noz

zle

Cor

ner

Stre

ss

boun

ds N

ozzl

e/R

V

Wel

d

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D W

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RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Fini

te E

lem

ent M

odel

s w

ith F

law

s

24

Ref

ined

Mes

h in

Fla

w R

egio

n•

Sin

gula

rity

elem

ents

at f

law

tip

•A

NS

YS

Rec

omm

ende

d m

esh

for

accu

racy

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D W

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RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Pos

tula

ted

Flaw

Geo

met

ries

–O

utle

t Noz

zle

25

a=0.

9 in

, L=1

.8 in

a=0.

9 in

, L=5

.4 in

Shal

low

Fla

w

(0.3

in in

to L

ow A

lloy

Stee

l)

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SU

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Pos

tula

ted

Flaw

Geo

met

ries

–O

utle

t Noz

zle

26

a=1.

18 in

, L=2

.36

in

a=1.

18 in

, L=7

.08

in

0.5

in in

to L

ow A

lloy

Stee

l

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Pos

tula

ted

Flaw

Geo

met

ries

–In

let N

ozzl

e

27

a=0.

3 in

, L=0

.6 in

a=0.

3 in

, L=1

.8 in

Shal

low

Fla

w

(0.0

5 in

into

Low

Allo

y St

eel)

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Pos

tula

ted

Flaw

Geo

met

ries

–In

let N

ozzl

e

28

a=0.

75 in

, L=1

.5 in

a=0.

75 in

, L=4

.5 in

0.5

in in

to L

ow A

lloy

Stee

l

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

FEM

Loa

ding

–S

urfa

ce L

oads

29

RC

S T

empe

ratu

re A

pplie

d to

Insi

de

Surf

aces

Exc

ludi

ng F

law

Fac

eH

igh

Flow

Reg

ion

Tsu

rf=

Tbu

lk

RC

S Pr

essu

re A

pplie

d to

In

side

Sur

face

s Inc

ludi

ng

Flaw

Fac

e

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D W

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ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

FEM

Loa

ding

–M

echa

nica

l Loa

ds

30

Noz

zle

Mec

hani

cal L

oads

an

d B

low

off P

ress

ure

appl

ied

at e

nd o

f Pip

e Se

gmen

t

Blo

wof

f Loa

d ap

plie

d to

to

p of

RV

She

ll

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TO

R O

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ER

S G

RO

UP

0100

200

300

400

500

600

-25

-20

-15

-10-50510152025303540

05,

000

10,0

0015

,000

20,0

0025

,000

30,0

0035

,000

40,0

00

Temperature [°F]

K1 [ksi·in0.5]

Tim

e [s

]

RV

out

let n

ozzl

e w

ith a

=1.1

8" a

nd L

=7.0

8" -

K1

Tim

e H

isto

ries

at V

ario

us L

ocat

ions

alo

ng C

rack

Fro

nt fo

r C

oold

own

Tran

sien

t (T

herm

al a

nd R

esid

ual)

d/D

=0.3

67(b

ase

met

al)

d/D

=0.4

01(b

ase

met

al)

d/D

=0.5

04(b

ase

met

al)

d/D

=0.6

(bas

em

etal

)

d/D

=0.7

03(b

ase

met

al)

d/D

=0.8

05(b

ase

met

al)

d/D

=0.8

98(b

ase

met

al)

RC

ST

empe

ratu

re

Res

ults

-B

ound

ing

Cas

eO

utle

t Noz

zle,

a=1

.18

in, L

=7.0

8 in

KITi

me

His

tory

for C

D

Tran

sien

t for

The

rmal

E

ffect

s–

Max

= 3

6.8

ksi·i

n0.5

–O

ccur

s at

cla

ddin

g -

LAS

bou

ndar

y

31

Max Residua

l Stress a

t End

 of 1

00°F/hrR

ate 

whe

n Th

ermal Gradien

t is L

argest

d

Tota

l Fla

w T

ip L

engt

h =

D

d/D

= 1

.0

d/D

= 0

.0d/

D =

0.5

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Res

ults

–M

axim

um T

herm

al G

radi

ent d

urin

g C

oold

own

Tran

sien

t

32

Tempe

rature (°F)

Maxim

um Gradien

t occurs a

t End

  of 1

00°F/hrR

ate

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20253035404550

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

K1 [ksi·in0.5]

Posi

tion

(d/D

)

RV

out

let n

ozzl

e w

ith a

=1.1

8" a

nd L

=7.0

8" -

K1

alon

g C

rack

Fro

nt fo

r C

oold

own

Tran

sien

t (T

herm

al a

nd

Res

idua

l) at

t =1

6092

s

K1

LAS

boun

dary

Res

ults

-B

ound

ing

Cas

eO

utle

t Noz

zle,

a=1

.18

in, L

=7.0

8 in

KIal

ong

flaw

fron

t for

C

D tr

ansi

ent f

or

Ther

mal

Effe

cts

at

time

poin

t for

m

axim

um S

IF

33

Maxim

um SIF at 

clad

ding

/LAS

 bou

ndary

Clad

ding

LAS Re

gion

d

Tota

l Fla

w T

ip L

engt

h =

D

d/D

= 1

.0

d/D

= 0

.0d/

D =

0.5

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0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

K1 [ksi·in0.5]

Posi

tion

(d/D

)

RV

out

let n

ozzl

e w

ith a

=1.1

8" a

nd L

=7.0

8" -

K1

alon

g C

rack

Fro

nt w

ith 1

,000

psi

Pre

ssur

e

K1

LAS

boun

dary

Res

ults

-B

ound

ing

Cas

eO

utle

t Noz

zle,

a=1

.18

in, L

=7.0

8 in

KIal

ong

flaw

fron

t for

1,

000

psi p

ress

ure

•M

ax =

33.

6 ks

i·in0

.5

•A

t end

of C

oold

own,

M

echa

nica

l Loa

ds h

ave

negl

igib

le e

ffect

34

LAS Re

gion

Clad

ding

d

Tota

l Fla

w T

ip L

engt

h =

D

d/D

= 1

.0

d/D

= 0

.0d/

D =

0.5

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Gen

erat

ion

of N

ozzl

e P

-T C

urve

s

35

•A

SM

E S

ectio

n X

I App

endi

x G

SF

* KIp

+ K

It<

KIc

SF

= 2

(Coo

ldow

n tra

nsie

nt)

–K

Ipan

d K

Itba

sed

on N

ozzl

e K

I for p

ress

ure

and

ther

mal

from

FE

M–

Klc

= 33

.20

+ 20

.734

* e

xp [0

.02

(T-A

RT)

]

•C

alcu

latio

n of

Allo

wab

le P

ress

ure

(Pal

low)

–K

Ip(a

llow

)=

(KIc

-KIt)

/ S

F–

Pal

low

= (K

Ip(a

llow

)* P

appl

ied)

/ K

lp-a

pplie

d

•In

let a

nd O

utle

t Noz

zle

P-T

lim

its d

evel

oped

for:

–Tw

o sm

all f

law

dep

ths

–Tw

o as

pect

ratio

s (2

:1, 6

:1)

–Lo

w a

lloy

stee

l/cla

ddin

g in

terfa

ce a

nd d

eepe

st ti

p of

flaw

con

side

red

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P-T

Cur

ves

36Co

olan

t

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Bou

ndin

g N

ozzl

e P

-T C

urve

Com

paris

on to

B

eltli

ne

37

•P

lant

P-T

cu

rves

sho

wn

are

mos

t lim

iting

re

lativ

e to

no

zzle

s–

Som

e pl

ants

th

at h

ave

flang

e no

tch

exem

ptio

n ap

prov

ed

are

cons

ider

ed

sepa

rate

ly

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Noz

zle

P-T

Cur

ve C

ompa

rison

to B

eltli

ne w

ith

Flan

ge N

otch

Exe

mpt

ion

•B

ound

ing

mea

sure

d N

B-2

300

com

plia

nt

RT N

DT

valu

es–

Doe

s no

t tak

e cr

edit

for h

ighe

r sur

face

to

ughn

ess

•N

ozzl

es a

re

boun

ded

by a

ll be

ltlin

e P

-T c

urve

s w

ith fl

ange

not

ch

rem

oved

38

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Con

clus

ion

•A

naly

sis

dem

onst

rate

s th

at

post

ulat

ed

nozz

le fl

aws

are

boun

ded

by e

xist

ing

beltl

ine

&

flang

e P

-T

curv

es

39

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D W

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Sum

mar

y of

App

roac

h

•G

ener

icne

arsu

rface

alte

rnat

eR

T ND

T(R

TT0)

cons

erva

tivel

yca

lcul

ated

–C

onse

rvat

ive

forg

ing

fract

ure

toug

hnes

sda

taan

dac

cept

edC

CN

-629

(22

forg

ings

)–

Surfa

cepr

oper

ties

base

don

near

surfa

cem

easu

rem

ents

from

31fo

rgin

gs

•C

onse

rvat

ive

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cean

dbe

stes

timat

ech

emis

tryde

mon

stra

tes

embr

ittle

men

tis

insi

gnifi

cant

atno

zzle

corn

er•

Det

aile

d3D

finite

elem

enta

naly

sis

ofin

leta

ndou

tletn

ozzl

es–

Flaw

ssm

alle

rand

grea

tert

han

ND

Ede

tect

abili

tyha

vebe

enpo

stul

ated

–K

Ial

ong

post

ulat

edfla

wfro

nts

for

8po

stul

ated

flaw

sin

clud

ing

clad

ding

,pr

essu

re,t

herm

alan

dm

echa

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lloa

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•N

ozzl

e P-

T cu

rves

bou

nded

by

exis

ting

beltl

ine

& fl

ange

P-T

cu

rves

•A

ll U

.S. P

WR

OG

pla

nts

are

addr

esse

d in

the

topi

cal r

epor

t–

Futu

re p

lant

P-T

cur

ve u

pdat

es (i

.e. f

luen

ce, S

LR, f

lang

e no

tch

rem

oval

) can

be

com

pare

d to

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e A

RT,

flue

nce,

and

/or n

ozzl

e P

-T c

urve

s fo

r app

licab

ility

40

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Nex

t Ste

ps

•Th

is w

ork

dem

onst

rate

s th

at e

xist

ing

appr

oved

met

hods

(WC

AP

-140

40 a

nd

BAW

-100

46) c

onse

rvat

ivel

y bo

und

the

nozz

le P

-T c

urve

s –

Ther

efor

e co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith A

ppen

dix

G h

as

been

dem

onst

rate

d •

PW

RO

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com

plet

e to

pica

l rep

ort b

y S

umm

er 2

016

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Bac

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Slid

es

43

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Gen

eric

RTT

0

•M

ostU

SP

WR

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t/Out

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ozzl

esar

eA

-508

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ss2

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aste

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urve

refe

renc

ete

mpe

ratu

reda

taga

ther

edon

the

follo

win

geq

uiva

lent

grad

es:

–S

A-5

08C

lass

2(a

lso

AS

TMA

-508

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ss2)

–22

NiM

oCr3

7w

hich

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para

ble

–S

FVQ

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hich

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pane

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cted

from

–O

pen

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re–

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cial

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nica

lmee

tings

–E

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ase

N-

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Gen

eric

RTT

0

45

•22

hea

ts fo

und

–Fo

rgin

gs a

re in

mos

t cas

es th

e sa

me

as

wer

e us

ed in

com

mer

cial

PW

R o

r BW

Rs

In a

ll ca

ses

the

heat

s se

lect

ed a

re

repr

esen

tativ

e •

Japa

nese

RP

Vs,

Sw

edis

h R

PV

s,•

Ger

man

firs

t thr

ough

four

th g

ener

atio

n R

PV

s •

U.S

. old

er R

PV

s–

The

refe

renc

es w

ere

chec

ked

to e

nsur

e no

dup

licat

ion

(eac

h is

a d

iffer

ent f

orgi

ng

heat

)•

Mos

t are

T-L

orie

ntat

ion

(wea

k di

rect

ion)

an

d re

mov

ed fr

om 1

/4T

loca

tion

•C

onse

rvat

ive

valu

es u

sed:

–S

ome

irrad

iate

d da

ta

–T-

L or

ient

atio

n (w

eak

dire

ctio

n)–

Pre

crac

k C

harp

y (P

CC

) siz

e sp

ecim

ens

incr

ease

d by

10°

C (1

8°F)

to c

ompe

nsat

e fo

r low

con

stra

int b

ias

(per

AS

TM E

1921

)

Material Ide

ntity

Specificatio

nT 0

(°C)

Geo

metry

T 0(°C) SE(B) 

adjusted

Orie

ntation

JTK1

5Japa

nese K

IRCo

mmittee

SFVQ

2A‐99

1TCT

‐99

NR

ASME K I

CDatab

ase1

RTNDT= 11

°CA‐50

8 Class 2

‐57

2TCT

, 4TC

T, 

6TCT

‐57

NR

ASME K I

CDatab

ase1

RTNDT= 18

°CA‐50

8 Class 2

‐21

2TCT

, 8TC

T‐21

NR

SCK‐CEN 

FG2‐1/4T

A‐50

8 Class 2

‐95

SE(B)

‐85

TL

JSW4C

A‐50

8 Class 2

‐84

1TCT

, 2TC

T‐84

NR

CARISM

A P7

‐Klockne

r22NiM

oCr37

‐88

SE(B)

‐78

TLCA

RISM

A P1

47‐JSW

22NiM

oCr37

‐112

SE(B)

‐102

TLAtucha

 I 41

.122NiM

oCr37

‐42

1TCT

‐42

TLGerman

 Nozzle Flan

ge Ring ‐

A22NiM

oCr37

‐75

SE(B)

‐65

TL

German

 Nozzle Flan

ge Ring –

B22NiM

oCr37

<‐90

SE(B)

<‐80

TL

German

 Nozzle Flan

ge Ring –

C22NiM

oCr37

‐17

SE(B)

‐7TL

German

 Nozzle Flan

ge Ring ‐

D22NiM

oCr37

‐43

SE(B)

‐33

TL

KRB‐A GEB

2 Gun

drem

mingen

20NiM

oCr263

‐53

1/2TCT

‐53

TLCA

RINA 

P150

‐JSW

22NiM

oCr37

‐109

SE(B)

‐99

TL

CARINA 

P151

‐Klockne

r22NiM

oCr37

‐110

SE(B)

‐100

TL

Ring

hals 4 Low

er She

ll22NiM

oCr37

‐135

SE(B)

‐125

TLRing

hals 4 

Inter. Shell

22NiM

oCr37

‐123

SE(B)

‐113

TL

Ring

hals 3 Low

er She

ll22NiM

oCr37

‐794

SE(B)

‐69

TLRing

hals 3 

Inter. Shell

22NiM

oCr37

‐824

SE(B)

‐72

TL

Borssele 

Ring

 322NiM

oCr37

‐106

SE(B)

‐96

TL

Borssele 

Ring

 422NiM

oCr37

‐106

SE(B)

‐96

TL

BMWi

22NiM

oCr37

‐65

vario

us‐55

NR

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Nea

r Sur

face

Tou

ghne

ss

•S

mal

l fla

w e

nabl

es u

se o

f nea

r su

rface

toug

hnes

s da

ta–

Sur

face

pro

perti

es a

re b

ette

r due

to

fast

er c

oolin

g ra

te d

urin

g qu

ench

ing

•P

rodu

ces

a fin

er m

icro

stru

ctur

e,

smal

ler c

arbi

de p

hase

s, re

duce

d le

ngth

of l

inea

r pha

se b

ound

arie

s, a

nd

som

e te

mpe

red

mar

tens

ite•

Res

ults

in b

ette

r Cha

rpy

prop

ertie

s an

d fra

ctur

e to

ughn

ess

–Fo

rtuna

tely

for t

he h

igh

T 0va

lues

fo

und

in th

e G

erm

an n

ozzl

e fo

rgin

g rin

g, n

ear s

urfa

ce m

easu

rem

ents

w

ere

mad

e•

T 0at

the

post

ulat

ed fl

aw d

epth

is u

sed

46

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S G

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Nea

r Sur

face

Tou

ghne

ss

47BW

R Nozzle

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D W

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RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Nea

r Sur

face

Tou

ghne

ss

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D W

AT

ER

RE

AC

TO

R O

WN

ER

S G

RO

UP

Nea

r Sur

face

Tou

ghne

ss

•Tw

o fo

rgin

gs th

at d

id n

ot s

how

impr

ovem

ent n

ear s

urfa

ce

(incl

usio

n of

this

dat

a en

sure

s co

nser

vativ

e ad

just

men

t)–

Littl

e da

ta n

ear s

urfa

ce--

Sca

tter i

n da

ta

49

Near 

Surface

1/4T

Near 

Surface

1/4T