To apply a probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) analysis to the structural integrity assessment of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV), a PFM analysis code has been developed at JAEA. Using this PFM analysis code, pascal version 3, the conditional probabilities of crack initiation (CPIs) and fracture for an RPV during pressurized thermal shock (PTS) events have been analyzed. Sensitivity analyses on certain input parameters were performed to clarify their effect on the conditional fracture probability. Comparisons between the conditional probabilities and the temperature margin (ΔTm) based on the current deterministic analysis method were made for various model plant conditions for typical domestic older types of RPVs. From the analyses, a good correlation between ΔTm and the conditional probability of crack initiation was obtained.
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February 2014
Research-Article
Probabilistic Structural Integrity Analysis of Reactor Pressure Vessels During Pressurized Thermal Shock Events
Koichi Masaki,
Koichi Masaki
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1Present address: Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc., 2-3 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8443, Japan.
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Jinya Katsuyama,
Kunio Onizawa
Kunio Onizawa
Nuclear Safety Research Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
,2-4 Shirakata-shirane, Tokai-mura
,Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195
Japan
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Jinya Katsuyama
e-mail: katsuyama.jinya@jaea.go.jp
Kunio Onizawa
Nuclear Safety Research Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
,2-4 Shirakata-shirane, Tokai-mura
,Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195
Japan
1Present address: Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc., 2-3 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8443, Japan.
Contributed by the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received February 13, 2013; final manuscript received August 2, 2013; published online November 27, 2013. Assoc. Editor: David L. Rudland.
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Feb 2014, 136(1): 011208 (7 pages)
Published Online: November 27, 2013
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Received:
February 13, 2013
Revision Received:
August 2, 2013
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Masaki, K., Katsuyama, J., and Onizawa, K. (November 27, 2013). "Probabilistic Structural Integrity Analysis of Reactor Pressure Vessels During Pressurized Thermal Shock Events." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2014; 136(1): 011208. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025615
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