The master curve (MC) approach as standardised in the ASTM Standard Test Method E1921 was applied to weld metal of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) beltline welding seam of Greifswald unit 8 RPV. Charpy size SE(B) specimens from 13 locations equally spaced over the thickness of the welding seam were tested. The orientation of the specimens within the welding seam is TL and TS according to ASTM E399.