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Operating experience feedback on Flow Accelerated Corrosion FAC

Topic : Experience feedback                             Sector : Nuclear

Author : Patrick Prudhon
Company : World Association of Nuclear Operators WANO
Country : England-London (Head Office)

 

 

Non Destructive Examination of weld root wear

Topic : Non Destructive Examination methods                     Sector : Nuclear

Author : Thomas KNOOK
Company : EDF
Department : DTG
Country : France

The Erosion - Corrosion mitigation outage work in Cofrentes NPP

Topic : Piping maintenance                                                      Sector  : Nuclear

Author : Carlos GAVILAN
Company : IBERDROLA
Department : Nuclear production
Country : Spain

FAC in Conventional Fossil and Combined Cycle HRSG Plants

Topic : Risk Evaluation                                                               Sector : Fossil fired
             Steam Water Circuit Chemistry

Author : Barry DOOLEY (PhD)
Company : Structural Integrity Associates
Country : Canada

 

Chromium measurements in low alloy steel

                                                                      

Topics : Non Destructive Examination methods                   Sector : Nuclear
               Chromium measurements

Author : Thomas KNOOK
Company : EDF
Department : DTG
Country : France


Co-author : Vladimir MOUSSEEFF
Company : EDF
Department : DTG
Country : France 

Flow Accelerated Corrosion using BRT-CICEROTM 3.0

                                           

Topic : Modeling of Flow Accelerated Corrosion                    Sector : Nuclear
             FAC prediction methods

Author: Stéphane TREVIN
Company : EDF
Department : DPIH /DTG
Country : France

Co-author : Isabelle CHAPUIS
Company : EDF
Department : DPIN /SEPTEN
Country : France

 

Prediction and experimental measurement of flow accelerated corrosion rates of carbon steel feeders under PHWRT PHT system conditions

Topic : Modeling of Flow Accelerated Corrosion                       Sector : Nuclear

Author : S. V. NARASIMHAN
Co-authors : H. SUBRAMANIAN, P. MADASAMY, T.V. KRISHNAMOHAN, S. VELMURUGAN.

Company : BARC Facilities
Department : Water and Steam Chemistry Division
Country : India

The contribution of the metallurgical examinations to the damage diagnostic

 Sector : Nuclear

Authors : Yannick THEBAULT, Philippe MOULART, Virgine CALONNE-CHATELEE, Rémi GARNIER

Company : EDF
Department : DIN /CEIDRE
Country : France

Influence of Ethanol amine Injection on FAC rate under Simulated PWR Secondary Water

Topic : FAC Prediction methods                                                      Sector : Nuclear
              R&D and Test loop results

Authors : Takuya FUKUMURA, Koji ARIOKA

Company : Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Incorporated
Department : Institute of Nuclear Technology
Country : Japan

 

 

Influence of chemistry and temperature on the FAC rate of carbon steel : an example of study done at EDF R&D thanks to the CIROCO loop

Topic : R&D and Test loop results

Authors : Ellen-Mary PAVAGEAU, Michel REGIS

Company : EDF
Department : MMC R&D
Country : France

 

Corrosion Product Management of the Secondary Circuit of NPP Beznau

Topics : Steam-water circuit chemistry                                                   Sector : Nuclear
                Materials
                Operation feed back

Authors : Dr. Hartmut VENZ, Dr. Irene MAILAND

Company : Nuclear Power Plant Beznau
Department : Chemistry & RP & Radwaste Dep.
Country : Switzerland

 

 

Novel FAC Mitigation Methods in High Temperature Water

Topic : R&D and test loop results                                                         Sector : Nuclear

Key words : BWR, noble metal, Zn, carbon steel

Author : Dr. Young-Jin KIM

Company : GE Global Research Center

Country : USA

 

 

 

Fundumental Study on Local Hydraulic Factors Affecting FAC

Topic : R&D and test loop results                                                         Sector : Nuclear

Authors : Kimitoshi Yoneda, Ryo Morita

Company : CRIEPI
Department : Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory
Country : JAPAN


 

US approach to FAC

Topic : Generic FAC program Issues                                                   Sector : Nuclear

Speaker : Harold M. Crockett
Company : EPRI

Co-author : Jeffrey S. Horowitz
Company : Sequoia

Country : USA


"Low temperature" FAC

Topic : Modeling of FAC                                                      Sector : Nuclear

Speaker : Jeffrey S. Horowitz
Company : Sequoia

Co-author : Harold M. Crockett
Company : EPRI
Country : USA

 

 

 

 

Entrance Effect

Topic : Modeling of FAC                                                      Sector : Nuclear

Speaker : Jeffrey S. Horowitz
Company : Sequoia

Co-author : Harold M. Crockett
Company : EPRI

Country : USA

 

 

Water chemistry on secondary circuit. Experience of "Kozloduy NPP" in minimizing Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC)

Topic : Steam-water circuit chemistry                                                      Sector : Nuclear

Speaker : Stanimir Stanchev

Co-author : Aksiniya Hodkevich

Company : Kozloduy NPP PLc

Department :  Chemistry and Radio-chemistry

Country : Bulgaria

 

 

Influence of power uprate on FAC  of the secondary circuit piping in Czech and Slovak NPPs

Topics : Modeling of Flow Accelerated Corrosion                                          Sector : Nuclear
                Operation feed back
                Power up-rate

Speaker : Marek Postler

Co-author : Jiri Kaplan

Company : Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc.

Department : Structural Properties and Corrosion

Country : Czech Republic

FAC Analysis with the Software Tool COMSY

Topics : FAC prediction methods                                                                       Sector : Nuclear

Speaker : Helmut Nopper

Co-author : André Zander

Company : AREVA NP GmbH

Department : NTCMM-G

Country : Germany


The NPP Leibstadt Program for the Prevention of Piping Degradation due to Flow Accelerated Corrosion Phenomena

Topics : Operation feedback                                                                                Sector : Nuclear

Speaker : André Zander*

Co-authors : Helmut Nopper *, Peter Buehlmann**, Kurt Siegrist**

*  Company :  AREVA NP GmbH
    Department : NTTCMM-G 
    Country : Germany

** Company :  Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG
     Country : Switzerland

 

Scientific Basis and Practical Measures to Prevent NPP Pipelines and Power Equipments Flow-Accelerated Corrosion Damages

Topics: Modeling of Flow Accelerated Corrosion                                                                       Sector: Nuclear

Speaker: Dr. Grigory Tomarov

Co-author: Dr. Andrey Shipkov

Company:  SC "Geotherm-EM"
Country : Russia

Numerical Modeling of Metals Flow-Accelerated Corrosion

Topics: Modeling of Flow Accelerated Corrosion                                                                       Sector: Nuclear

Speaker: Dr. Grigory Tomarov

Co-author: Dr. Andrey Shipkov

Company:  SC "Geotherm-EM"
Country : Russia

 

 

Evaluation Methods for Flow Accelerated Corrosion in Nuclear Power Plants

Topics: Modeling of Flow Accelerated Corrosion                                                                       Sector: Nuclear

Speaker: Shunsuke Uchida
Profession : Senior Adviser

Co-author: Masanori Naitoh
Profession: General Manager

Company: Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation
Department: Safety Analysis Department
Country: Japan

Disclosing the Root Cause of Local Wall Thinning inside Carbon Steel Components

Topics: R&D and test loop results                                                                                                         Sector: Nuclear

Speaker: Kyeong Mo Hwang
Profession: Engineer

Co-author: Dae Young Lee
Profession: Engineer

Company: Korea Power Engineering Company
Department: Structural Integrity & Materials Department
Country: Korea

 

FAC Wall Thinning of CANDU Feeder Piping

Topics: FAC prediction methods                                                                                              Sector: Nuclear
               Risk Evaluation
               Operation Feedback
               Piping maintenance

Authors: John C. Jin, Blair Carroll, Raoul Awad

Company: Canadan Nuclear Safety Commission
Department: Operational Engineering Assessment Division
Country: Canada

 

Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) inspection planning of pressure vessels in french fossil and nuclear power plants

Topics: Risk Evaluation                                                                                                              Sector: Nuclear and Fossil Fired
               Operation Feedback
               Piping maintenance

Speaker: Romain Bouchacourt
Profession: Engineer

Co-author: Pascal Braud
Profession : Engineer

Company : OAKRIDGE
Country : France

 

Screening Method for Piping Wall Loss by Flow Accelerated Corrosion

Topics : Non Destructive Examination                                                                                      Sector:  Nuclear
                R&D and Test Loop Results

Speaker: Kyung Ha Ryu1
Profession: Ph.D. Candidate

Co-authors : II Soon Hwang1, Na Young Lee2, Young Jin Oh3, Jin Ho Park4 and Chang Hohn Sohn5

Company : 1Seoul National University,
                     2Korea Institutes of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control,
                     3Korea Power Engineering Company
                     4Korea Atomic Electric Researh Institute
                     5Samchang Co. Ltd. 

Country: Republic of Korea

 

Computed Radiography Applications at US Nuclear Power Plants for Flow Accelerated Corrosion and ASME III Applications

Topics: Non Destructive Evaluation                                                                         Sector: Nuclear
               Digital Radiography

Authors: Don Councill1, John Langdon2

Company: 1Florida Power and Light Radiography Level III
                    2 AREVA NP, Inc Radiography Level III

 

Non Destructive Examination Methods

Topic : Non Destructive Examination                                                                     Sector : Nuclear

Author: Riccardo SCOTTINI
Profession : Project Manager
Department : Application Support Centre

Co-author: Casper WASSINK
Department: NDTI Technological Centre

Company: Applus RTD

Country: The Netherlands

 

FAC management at DNMC with the support aof BRT-CICEROTM Software

Topic : Operation Feedback                                                                                      Sector : Nuclear

Author: Wang QI
Profession: Engineer
Company: DNMC
Department : Technical Department
Country: R.P. China

Co-author: Dominique Majorek
Profession: Engineer Analyst Consultant
Companny: EDF
Department: DPN/UNIE
Country: France

 

FAC Overview at NEK NPP

Topic: Operation Feed back                                                        Sector: Nuclear

Speaker: Peter LOVRENCIC
Profession: Mechanical Engineer

Co-author: Darko KAVSEK

Company: NEK
Department: Quality Control
Country: Slovenia

A study on prediction of FAC rates

Topic: FAC Prediction                                                                   Sector: Nuclear

Authors: P. Goyal, R. Rastogi, V. Verna, V. Bhasin, R. K. Singh, K. K. Vaze, A. K. Ghosh

Company: Bhabbha Atomic Research Centre
Department: Reactor Safety Division
Country: India


 

Continuous Corrosion Monitoring at High Temperatures using Ultrasound

Topic: Non Destructive Examination Methods                        

Speaker: John Cuffe

Co-authors: James Barshinger**, Ying Fan**

Company : * GE Sensing and Inspection, Lewistown Pa, USA
                     ** GE Global Research, Niskayuna NY, USA

Country: USA

 

How can FAC-software help us managing FAC?

Topics: FAC prediction methods                                                                Sector: Nuclear and  Fossil Fired

Speaker: Michel De Smet
Profession: Senior Engineer

Company: Tractebel Engineering
Department: Nuclear
Country: Belgium

 

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