13th International Conference on NDE in the Nuclear and Pressure Vessel Industries

The most complete overview of NDE technology existing today. Entirely international in scope. Many challenges still confront the nuclear and pressure vessel industries concerning the integrity of the structures. More economical design and maintenance is needed. Prevention of service failures remains critical. Fabrication and operation calls for constant improvement. And plant life management is becoming more exacting every day. This vital resource book, covering the most recent conference proceeding held in Kyoto, Japan, gives you the latest findings and uses of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) currently employed to meet the ever increasing demands being placed on this industry. Truly international in outlook, it presents nearly 100 papers from England, Scotland, Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Spain, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States. Of primary importance are performance-demonstration initiatives (PDI), control drive-rod mechanism penetration, weld inspection, and the inspection of steam generator tubes, turbines, pressure vessels, and bimetallic welds.
Contents include: Role of NDE, X-Ray Technology, Piping and Major Components, Reactor Pressure Vessel Inspection, Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection Technologies, Performance Demonstration Initiative and Inspection Qualification Approaches, Electro-Magnetic Technologies, Advanced Inspection Technologies, Material Characterization, Steam Generators, BWR Reactor Pressure Vessel Inspection Modelling for NDE Inspections, Turbine Inspection, Stress Management, and Control Rod Drive Mechanism.