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Material Degradation Course for Engineers Working in the Nuclear Industry

This is the third offering of a successful course that has been given at the MAI in France since 2010 and by EPRI in the U.S. in years past. It is designed for the working engineer in the nuclear industry and addresses both PWR and BWR issues. This time it is offered in the U.S, with EPRI support, for geographically closer participants.

Scope and Objective

Degradation of reactor components is a significant threat to the long-term economic viability of the existing fleet of light water reactors (LWR). The objective of this course is to start from the fundamentals and provide an integrated and up-to-date picture of LWR operations and materials used in the current fleet. Particular emphasis will be placed on corrosion-related degradation of components. Field experience and degradation management approaches will be described and linked to our current understanding of the degradation mechanisms of carbon and low-alloy steels, stainless steels, nickel-base alloys and zirconium alloys under LWR service conditions. Download the flyer.

Download the final program.

The MAI is a research facility supported by EDF (France), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI, USA), the Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO, Japan) and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO, Japan). Its current members are EDF, EPRI, KANSAI (Japan), CGNPC (China), EDF-Energy (U.K), TEPCO, CRIEPI (Japan), MHI (Japan), CEA and Areva (France). The main purpose of this collaborative effort is to bring together scientific skills and research facilities to address ageing of materials used in electric power plants, and particularly in nuclear power plants.

Selected topics to be covered by industry experts:

  • Design and operation of PWR and BWR plants
  • LWR environment (water, temperature, radiation, stress)
  • Materials used in various components and why, fabrication, welding
  • History of corrosion and mechanical degradation in operating plants
  • Fundamentals of metallurgy, plant chemistry, corrosion, mechanical damage, irradiation effects and nondestructive testing
  • Reactor pressure vessel integrity issues, NDE, degradation, analysis and mitigation
  • Steam generator integrity issues, NDE, Degradation analysis and mitigations, repairs and replacments
  • Piping and nozzles degradation issues and  flow assisted corrosion
  • Degradation issues of other systems and components, service water, concrete and polymer materials
  • Regulatory and Code requirements, industry organizations and self regulation
  • Long term plant operation (LTO) challenges, 60-80 years plant life extension

 Costs:

  • Registration fee for MAI members: 1450 €
  • Registration fee for others: 1950 €
  • Participate to the concurrent SGMP meeting benefit from a specific rate: contact us.

Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging costs.

Registration:

Use the following website: http://www.cvent.com/d/9cqjm5

You also can contact Jennifer Kern (jkern@epri.com) or Veronique Bordier (contact@themai.org).

 Registration deadline: May 15, 2012.

Practical information:

Download the flyer for more information on the course. Download the final Program.

For adminstrive questions, contact the MAI contact@themai.org

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