Experimental evaluation of surveillance capsule assemblies for life assessment of CHASNUPP Unit-1 reactor pressure vessel

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2016

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Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Neutron flux and energy spectrum were determined at the surface of three in-vessel Surveillance Capsule Assemblies (SCAs) removed from CHASNUPP Unit-1 after 2nd, 4th, and 9th fuel cycles for the life assessment of reactor pressure vessel belt line region. Dosimetry data were measured from radiometric sensors irradiated in base material section of SCAs. Fast neutron flux (E > 1.0 MeV) was best estimated at the surface of three SCAs corresponding to the center of C-1 core using the least square method by employing LSL-M2 package. These results were compared with fast neutron flux calculated using DOT3.5 code and both results are within good agreement of +/- 20% acceptance criteria as described in Regulatory Guide 1.190. Therefore, calculational model was validated by dosimetry evaluation and these results can be used in the life assessment of CHASNUPP Unit-1 pressure vessel belt line region. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Saeed, Asim/0000-0002-9696-7691
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Surveillance, Embrittlement, Dosimetry, Flux, Vessel

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89

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90

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98

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.11.019
 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/477

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