Advanced NDE for Steam Generator Tubing (NUREG/CR-6638)
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Manuscript Completed: October 1999
Date Published: January 2000
Prepared by:
S. Bakhtiari, D. S. Kupperman
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
J. Muscara, NRC Project Manager
Prepared for:
Division of Engineering Technology
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
NRC Job Code W6487
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Abstract
This report provides an assessment of various advanced nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for inservice inspection of steam generator tubing. Selected results are presented on the application of data processing and visualization techniques; data analysis, including depth sizing and the development of correlations between eddy current signals and tube failure pressure by multivariate regression and neural networks; inspection of sleeved tubes; applications of ultrasonic NDE; and related work on emerging NDE technology.
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