WK36079 Revision of E636 - 10 Standard Guide for Conducting Supplemental Surveillance Tests for Nuclear Power Reactor Vessels, E 706 (IH)

1. Rationale

E636 is being updated to account for the recent publication of Annex A17 of ASTM E1820-11, addressing fracture toughness tests at impact loading rates using precracked Charpy-type specimens.

Keywords

fracture toughness; irradiation; notch ductility; nuclear reactor vessels; surveillance (of nuclear reactor vessels)
; Irradiance/irradiation; Neutron flux/fluence; Nuclear reactor vessels--surveillance; Radiation exposure--nuclear materials/applications ;

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ASTM WK36079

Work Item: ASTM WK36079 - Revision of E636 - 10 Standard Guide for Conducting Supplemental Surveillance Tests for Nuclear Power Reactor Vessels, E 706 (IH)