Recent Japanese Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Researches Related to Failure Probability of Aged RPV

Abstract:

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 120)
• Pages: 49-67
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.120.49
• Online since: February 2007
• Authors: Katsuyuki Shibata, Yasuhiro Kanto, Shinobu Yoshimura, Genki Yagawa
• Keywords: Aging, Annealing, Failure Probability, Initial Flaws, Irradiation Embrittlement, Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics, Reactor Pressure Vessel

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