@book{250d6d9fca0d45a6b2954e4bada75d50,
title = "Pressure vessel steel research: Belgian activities",
abstract = "A review of the Belgian Research Activities on Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels and on related Neutron Dosimetry Aspects is presented. Born out of the surveillance programmes of the Belgian NPP's, this research leads to the development of material-saving techniques, like reconstitution and miniaturisation, and to improved neutron dosimetry techniques. A physically-justified RPVS fracture toughness indexation methodology, supported by micro-mechanistic modelling, is based on the elaborate use of the instrumented Charpy impact signal. Improved computational tools for neutron dosimetry, validated on basis of benchmark experiments, allow to reduce the uncertainties on surveillance capsule and pressure vessel fluences significantly.",
keywords = "Reactor pressure vessel steel, Neutron dosimetry, Neutron transport calculations, Fracture toughness indexation, Instrumented Charpy-V impact, Reconstitution, Miniaturisation, Plant life management, Fracture mechanics",
author = "\{van Walle\}, Eric and Albert Fabry and \{A{\"i}t Abderrahim\}, Hamid and Rachid Chaouadi and Pierre D'hondt and Luigi Puzzolante and \{Van de Velde\}, Jos{\'e} and \{Van Ransbeeck\}, Theo and Robert G{\'e}rard",
year = "1994",
language = "English",
series = "SCK•CEN Reports",
publisher = "SCK CEN",
number = "BLG-647",
address = "Belgium",
}