Method for the Calculation of DPA in the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Atucha II | Zendy

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Method for the Calculation of DPA in the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Atucha II

Author(s) -

J. A. Mascitti,

Marcelo Madariaga

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

science and technology of nuclear installations

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1687-6083

pISSN - 1687-6075

DOI - 10.1155/2011/534689

Subject(s) - embrittlement , reactor pressure vessel , nuclear engineering , neutron flux , materials science , pressure vessel , neutron , nuclear power plant , limiting , nuclear physics , structural engineering , metallurgy , engineering , composite material , physics , mechanical engineering

One of the limiting factors of the life of a nuclear power plant (NPP) is the state of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV). Embrittlement is the most important effect affecting RPV aging. The irradiation with neutrons, especially fast neutrons, is the primary cause of this embrittlement. NPP safe operation requires to ensure RPV integrity over its lifetime, threatened by the neutron radiation-induced embrittlement. In this paper, we identify the areas where the RPV neutron radiation is maximum and perform calculations of the displacement-per-atom (DPA) rate in those areas using the MCNP5 code.It was determined that the maximum DPA rate in the RPV wall with fresh fuel element (FE) is 3.76(3) × 10-12 s-1, it takes place in front of FEs BA42 and BL43, and it is symmetrical about the central channel, LG04, and LH03

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