NEUP CINR-20-19172: Irradiation of Sensors and Adhesive Couplants for Application in LWR Primary Loop Piping and Components

In this project ultrasonic transducers attached to substrates using various adhesive couplants will be irradiated at elevated temperature to simulate LWR primary loop conditions at the PULSTAR reactor at NC State University. Ultrasonic data will be taken in situ. Subsequently the sensors and couplant interfaces will be characterized using the LAMDA facility at ORNL. The results will be used to benefit a parallel EPRI project on online monitoring of cracks in LWR primary loop piping.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
PI	James Wall