BWR Reactor Pressure Vessel Internals
BWR Reactor Pressure Vessel Internals began cracking at many units early in plant life. The industry responded with an industry-wide BWR Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) in 1994, which addressed all BWR internals and helped avoid shutdowns by instituting and executing plans to resolve related issues. This SI Webinar discusses the history of cracking in BWR Reactor Pressure Vessel Internals, current status of this cracking, and challenges in evaluating BWR internals during outages. The presentation also deals with the impact of BWR internals on license renewal, specifically: how reactor internals can be effectively managed through existing BWRVIP inspection and evaluation guidelines.
Presented on: February 13, 2008
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About the Instructor
Marcos Herrera, PE holds both a MS in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University. He has over 25 years of experience in structural mechanics evaluations of nuclear power plant components, including finite element analysis, fracture mechanics, and fatigue analysis. Herrera has also been heavily involved in development of disposition methodologies for cracking in nuclear plant components.