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RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER KURCHATOV INSTITUTE

RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER KURCHATOV INSTITUTE. Development of annealing for VVER-1000 reactor vessels Experimental assessment of possibility for performance of restoration anealing. Ya . I . Shtrombakh.

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  1. RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER KURCHATOV INSTITUTE Development of annealing for VVER-1000 reactor vessels Experimental assessment of possibility for performance of restoration anealing Ya.I. Shtrombakh

  2. The lifetime of VVER reactor vessels mainly depends on irradiation embrittlement of weld joint materials 2 Generation1 Generation 2 VVER - 440/230 VVER - 440/213 VVER - 1000 Elements impacting irradiation embrittlement To0,22% To0,22% < 0,08% Cu To0,048% To0,027% <0,012% P 1,2 - 1,9% < 0,3% Ni < 0,3%

  3. Performance of restoration annealing at VVER-440 reactor vessels 3 VVER-440 Annealing efficiency Annealing temperature

  4. 4 Rating of VVER-440 units by chemical composition of the weld joints By TecSpec for weld joints of Rovno NPP-10.037%Р Rovno NPP 10.21%Р

  5. Cutting of templates for assessment of the real conditions in VVER-440/320 reactor vessels 5 5×5 10×10 If Tk 55  0°C: Tk1010 = 53.5 + 0.94Tk 55 + 2.6210-4 (Tk 55)2 ,°C If Tk 55  0°C: Tk1010 = 53.5 + 1.00Tk 55 + 1.3710-4 (Tk 55)2 ,°C

  6. VVER-1000 RO MKR raises significantly with increase of Ni concentration 6

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  8. 8 Mechanisms of irradiation embrittlement caused by nano-structure evolution IRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT Development of intergranular segregations of impurities Irradiation strengthening Brittle intergranular destruction Radiation-induced precipitates Radiation defects

  9. Brittle intergranular destruction 9 Intensity, s.u. Kinetic energy, eV The spectrum of OZ electrons from the intergranular surface of the reactor vessel destruction (F=6,51023 м-2). The presence of phosphor intergranular segregations is visible

  10. 10 Changes of density of the radiation induced segregations in the weld joint of VVER-1000 Ф =3,1×1023н/м2 N=70-90×1021м-3 Ф =6,5×1023н/м2 N=300-500×1021м-3 Ф =11,6×1023н/м2 N=700-800×1021м-3

  11. 11 Changes of density in the dislocation loops of VVER-1000 weld joint Ф =6,5×1023н/м2 N=10-20×1021м-3 Ф =3,1×1023н/м2 N=5-6×1021м-3 Ф =11,6×1023н/м2 N=400-600×1021м-3

  12. 12 Radiation induced segregations in the weld joints of VVER-1000 made of the atoms of Ni, Mn, Si The higher the segregations density, The bigger displacement of ТК M.K. Miller, A. Chernobaeva, Y.I. Shtrombakh, K.F. Russell, R.K. Nanstad, D.Y. Erak, O.O. Zabusov., Evolution of the nanostructure of VVER-1000 RPV materials under neutron irradiation and post irradiation annealing., JNM, 2009

  13. 13 Dependence of maximum temperature for temper brittleness from nickel concentration in the steel(duration 100 hrs) Temperature-time diagram of isothermal embrittlement of Cr-Ni-Mo steels Temperature Displacement of embrittlement temperature

  14. Experimental effectiveness justification for the annealing of VVER-1000 reactor vessel weld joints 14

  15. Change of density in radiation-induced segregations under irradiation in the weld joint VVER-1000 15 RESTORATION ANNEALING SECONDARY SPEEDED-UP IRRADIATION Ф=5,0×1023н/м2 PRIMARY IRRADIATION Ф=3,2×1023н/м2

  16. The velocity of the secondary embrittlement of the VVER-1000 reactor steels after the restoration annealing is significantly slower than during the primary irradiation 16 Loops Precipitates Secondary irradiation Primary irradiation Initial Restoration annealing State, fluency

  17. Dose dependences of the density in the radiation-induced structure elements 17 Radiation defects Precipitates Fluency Fluency

  18. The share of brittle intergranular destruction in the Charpy tests of the main material thermal sets (Ni < 1.2 %) and weld joints with increased concentrations ofNi(>1.6 %) 18 Weld joint, Kalinin 2 The share of intergranular destruction, % Main material, Kalinin 2 Weld joint, Rovno 2 Main material, Rovno 3 Initial Duration of thermal treatment, eff. hrs.

  19. The share of brittle intergranular destruction, displacements of brittleness temperature and viscosity limits in various states for the weld joint of Balakovo NPP-1 19 The share of brittle intergranular destruction Displacement of brittle temperature Displacement of viscosity limit The share of brittle intergranular destruction, % Initial Annealing 565 C/100 hrs + secondary accelerated irradiation Annealing Annealing Irradiation Annealing

  20. 20 Displacement of brittleness temperature in different states of Balakovo NPP-1 reactor vessel steels Weld joint Weld joint Main material Irradiation Irradiation Irradiation Irradiation Irradiation Irradiation Initial + annealing + annealing + annealing + annealing + annealing + irradiation + irradiation

  21. 21 Comparison of primary and secondary irradiation embrittlement in the materials of Balakovo NPP unit 1 reactor vessel 1. Consideration of flux effect 2. Consideration of temperature ageing effect 1. Consideration of temperature ageing effect Weld joint Main metal

  22. Comparison of the primary and secondary radiation embrittlement in the weld joint at Balakovo NPP, unit 1 22 Secondary irradiation embrittlement Primary irradiation embrittlement After annealing 565 0C/30 hrs After annealing 565 0C/100 hrs VVER-1000 weld joint Fluency Neutron, m2

  23. 23 Computed diagram of temperature distribution along the VVER-1000 reactor vessel in the process of the restoration annealing (stationary task)

  24. Conclusions 24 The irradiation embrittlement of the vessel steels caused by radiation strengthening due to radiation induced changes of its nano-structure, as well as formation of intergranular and boundary-granular phosphor segregations. It is demonstrated that the velocity of radiation embrittlement in weld joints of VVER-1000 reactors is higher the one of main VVER-1000 materials. The maximum of temperature intervals for phenomenon of temper brittleness is raising along with increase of nickel concentration in the steel, which required to increase the restoration annealing temperature for weld joints of VVER-1000 with increased nickel concentration. The parameters of time and temperature for restoration annealing of VVER-1000 weld joints with increased nickel concentration are identified. The restoration of features and structure of steels in VVER-1000 reactor vessels after restoration annealing is demonstrated. It is identified that the velocity of the embrittlement after the annealing under the speeded-up irradiation is lower than during the primary irradiation. It is shown the presence of «flux effect» during the speeded-up irradiation after the restoration annealing. The flowchart of temperature distributions along the VVER reactor vessel within the scope of the stationary task is computed for the restoration annealing process.

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