DAMAGE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF NEUTRON-ENERGY AND SPECTRUM EFFECTS UPON THE RADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT OF STEELS.
Abstract
The report presents the results of a new, comprehensive set of experimental data conforming to the irradiation conditions of the derived damage function (material, temperature, and fluence). The results of this experiment are discussed in terms of their establishing the validity of the damage function. Averaged values of the damage function are tabulated for a typical reactor physics calculation energy group structure, and their application to two different spectra is described. Finally, the damage-function fluences required to cause a 200F Delta-TT in A302-B steel are presented for many different reactor locations. For each of the spectra involved, the upper and lower energy limits of significantly damaging neutrons are given, and some detail is also provided regarding the contribution of subgroups within the overall energy spectrum. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 25, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0692072
Entities
People
- C. Z. Serpan Jr.
- W. N. Mcelroy
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory