Pete Riccardella, Ph.D.
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- Over 30 years experience in design and analysis of large, structural components
- Authority on Application of fracture mechanics to pressure vessel and piping problems, notably:
- Feedwater system thermal fatigue cracking
- Stress corrosion cracking in power plant piping
- Pressure vessel embrittlement and pressurized thermal shock
- Pioneered the development of flaw evaluation procedures and acceptance standards for ASME Nuclear Inservice Inspection Code
