| Abstract: | A multi-year program on the Integration of Nondestructive Examination and Fracture Mechanics (NDE/FM) has been funded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory. Many activities are being pursued under this program. This paper highlights some of the activities: input to the NRC Pipe Crack Task Group, an evaluation of manual ultrasonic testing of centrifugally cast stainless steel, interaction matrix, advanced UT technique evaluation, qualification document, evaluation of crack characterization techniques, international NDE reliability work, siamese imaging technique for imaging planar-type radial defects in reactor piping, fracture mechanics analysis for PTS-type flaws and piping reliability, and a position paper on piping ISI. |
