Analysis for the Effect of Spatial Discretization Method on AP1000 Reactor Pressure Vessel Fluence Calculation

Maintaining the structural integrity of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) is a critical concern related to the safe operation of nuclear power plants. To estimate the structural integrity over the designed lifetime and to support analyses for a potential plant life extension, an accurate calculation...

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Main Authors: Junxiao Zheng, Bin Zhang, Shengchun Shi, Yixue Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3461290