Responsable(s)
EDF R&D Les Renardières
Contenu(s)
Function, Design requirements, operating conditions for circuits and exchangers, primary, auxiliary and secondary circuits environment in PWR . Comparison with BWR and VVER. Materials under use. (1 h) -> in B
Primary coolant circuit (3h)
Reasons for the choice for the materials Evolutions. -> in B
Fabrications : Casting or forging.
Thermal ageing. Monitoring programs. In situ methods
Dimensioning, structural integrity, safety margins for various situations, simplified methods, regulations.
Thermal Fatigue
Non Destructive Testing -> Details of NDT methods in E
Special issue of primary coolant pumps.
Steam generator(3h)
Description et operating conditions. Dimensioning. Reasons for the choice of Materials -> will be treated in B
Feed back from plants. Cracking of tubes. Expertise
Stress Corrosion Cracking (primary environment)
Mechanisms -> will be introduced in P1
Operating conditions effects
Mitigations, evolutions
Replacements
Secondary coolant circuits(3h)
description et operating conditions
Feed back from plants
Corrosion Erosion of low alloyed steels
Steam generator (secondary environment) : fouling and clugging
Condensers