Ndet in the Nuclear Industry

Winter

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NDET in the Nuclear Industry
An Overview
Jethro Moses - 10BME0077 Karthik Ramaswamy - 10BME0079 Samuel Victor - 10BME0213

V I T U n i v e r s i t y

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 IN SERVICE INSPECTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 NDET IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ............................................................................................................. 4 2.0 IN SERVICE INSPECTION (ISI) OF COMPONENTS ............................................................................... 5 2.1 INSPECTION OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL COMPONENTS ............................................................................ 5 2.2 INSPECTION OF TUBE COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................... 6 2.3 INSPECTION OF NUCLEAR FUEL REACTOR ELEMENTS .................................................................................... 11 2.4 INSPECTION OF REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS AND BOILING WATER REACTORS .................................................. 13 2.5 INSPECTION OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS [11] ......................................................... 15 3.0 DEFECT IMAGING AND CHARACTERIZATION ................................................................................. 16 4.0 INNOVATIONS IN

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