Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Royal Military College of Canada
$54,500.00
Advanced inspection of CANDU steam generator tubing structures using transient Eddy Current
EF 2012-13
Résumé
This project will focus on challenges in CANDU nuclear reactor steam generator (SG) inspection and maintenance that are not presently addressed by conventional inspection technologies. The advancement of transient eddy current (TEC) technology will target inspection issues associated with support plate degradation and fouling, which lead to tube corrosion and loss of SG efficiency. Inspection and monitoring of these conditions can be integrated with preventive maintenance programs, thereby enhancing station life management processes. Extension of the transient eddy current technique to other in-reactor tubular structures, such as fuel channel pressure tube to calandria tube gap and liquid injection shutdown system (LISS) nozzle proximity to calandria tube, will also be examined.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
413624-2011
Name nom
Krause, Thomas
Department département
Physics
Organization id
30
Institution établissement
Royal Military College of Canada
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
54500
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
602
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Materials performance
Area of application fr
Performance des matériaux
Research subject code
2001
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Materials structure, properties and testing
Research subject fr
Structure, propriétés et essais des matériaux
Partie
2
Nb partie
3
Application title
Advanced inspection of CANDU steam generator tubing structures using transient Eddy Current
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This project will focus on challenges in CANDU nuclear reactor steam generator (SG) inspection and maintenance that are not presently addressed by conventional inspection technologies. The advancement of transient eddy current (TEC) technology will target inspection issues associated with support plate degradation and fouling, which lead to tube corrosion and loss of SG efficiency. Inspection and monitoring of these conditions can be integrated with preventive maintenance programs, thereby enhancing station life management processes. Extension of the transient eddy current technique to other in-reactor tubular structures, such as fuel channel pressure tube to calandria tube gap and liquid injection shutdown system (LISS) nozzle proximity to calandria tube, will also be examined.
