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Description
NCEFA-PLUS delivers new experimental data and new guidelines for assessment of environmental fatigue damage to ensure safe operation of European nuclear power plants.
Austenitic stainless steels will be tested for the effects of mean strain, hold time and material roughness on fatigue endurance. Testing will be in nuclear Light Water Reactor environments. The three experimental parameters were selected in the framework of an in-kind project during which the current state of the art for this technical area was developed. The data obtained will be collected and standardised in an online fatigue database with the objective of organising a CEN workshop on this aspect.
The gaps in available fatigue data lead to uncertainty in current assessments. The gaps, will be targeted so that fatigue assessment procedures can address behaviour under conditions closer to normal plant operation than is currently possible. Increased safety can thus be assured.
INCEFA-PLUS also develops and disseminates a modified procedure for estimating environmental fatigue degradation. This will take better account of the effects of mean strain, hold time and surface finish. This will enable better management of nuclear components, making possible the long term operation (LTO) of NPPs under safer conditions.
INCEFA-PLUS is relevant to the NFRP1-2014 programme because:
• Present guidance originates from NRC. In Europe various national programmes aim to develop counter proposals allowing greater operational efficiency with at least comparable safety assurance. INCEFA-PLUS brings these programmes together through which a strong EU response to the NRC methodology will be obtained with improved safety assurance through increased lifetime assessment reliability.
• INCEFA-PLUS improves comparability of data from EU programmes because partner laboratories will do some tests on a common material under common conditions. Reduced assessment uncertainty will enable easier maintenance of safety
Austenitic stainless steels will be tested for the effects of mean strain, hold time and material roughness on fatigue endurance. Testing will be in nuclear Light Water Reactor environments. The three experimental parameters were selected in the framework of an in-kind project during which the current state of the art for this technical area was developed. The data obtained will be collected and standardised in an online fatigue database with the objective of organising a CEN workshop on this aspect.
The gaps in available fatigue data lead to uncertainty in current assessments. The gaps, will be targeted so that fatigue assessment procedures can address behaviour under conditions closer to normal plant operation than is currently possible. Increased safety can thus be assured.
INCEFA-PLUS also develops and disseminates a modified procedure for estimating environmental fatigue degradation. This will take better account of the effects of mean strain, hold time and surface finish. This will enable better management of nuclear components, making possible the long term operation (LTO) of NPPs under safer conditions.
INCEFA-PLUS is relevant to the NFRP1-2014 programme because:
• Present guidance originates from NRC. In Europe various national programmes aim to develop counter proposals allowing greater operational efficiency with at least comparable safety assurance. INCEFA-PLUS brings these programmes together through which a strong EU response to the NRC methodology will be obtained with improved safety assurance through increased lifetime assessment reliability.
• INCEFA-PLUS improves comparability of data from EU programmes because partner laboratories will do some tests on a common material under common conditions. Reduced assessment uncertainty will enable easier maintenance of safety
| Acronym | INCEFA-PLUS |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/07/15 → 31/10/20 |
Collaborative partners
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- Jacobs Clean Energy Limited (lead)
- PreussenElektra GmbH
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- Nuclear Research Institute Řež plc (ÚJV Řež a.s.)
- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN)
- Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI)
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
- Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN)
- University of Cantabria (UC)
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
- Joint Research Centre (JRC), Brussels
- Areva S.A.
- Inesco Ingenieros S.L.
- Rolls-Royce
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Funding category
- EU-H2020
Keywords
- H2020-Euratom-1.8.
- H2020-Euratom-1.3.
- H2020-Euratom-1.1.
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INCEFA-PLUS Findings on Environmental Fatigue
Arrieta, S., Austin, T., Bruchhausen, M., Chitty, W. J., Cicero, R., Cicero, S., Cuvilliez, S., de Baglion, L., Dundulis, G., Gourdin, C., Huotilainen, C., Le Roux, J.-C., Mann, J., Mayinger, W., McLennan, A., Métais, T., Ernestová, M., Mottershead, K., Novotny, R. & Perosanz, F. J. & 6 others, , 2020, INCEFA-PLUS Consortium. 170 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book (author) › Scientific
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Incefa-plus project: Review of the test programme and main results
Dundulis, G., Grybenas, A., Bruchhausen, M., Cicero, R., Mottershead, K., Huotilainen, C., Le Roux, J. C. & Vankeerberghen, M., 27 Jul 2020, 29th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials: Conference Proceedings. Tanger, p. 410-415 (METAL Conference Proceedings, Vol. 29).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Incefa-plus project: Review of the test programme
Bruchhausen, M., McLennan, A., Cicero, R., Huotilainen, C., Mottershead, K., Roux, J. C. L. & Vankeerberghen, M., 2020, ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference: Codes and Standards. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Vol. 1. 10 p. V001T01A015. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Pressure Vessels and Piping Division. Publication PVP, Vol. 2020).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Active
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INCEFA-SCALE: INcreasing safety in NPPs by Covering gaps in Environmental Fatigue Assessment - focusing on gaps between laboratory data and component SCALE
Huotilainen, C. (Manager), Seppänen, T. (Participant), Que, Z. (Participant), Ehrnstén, U. (Participant) & Lydman, J. (Participant)
1/10/20 → 30/09/25
Project: EU project