Method on the aging evaluation in nuclear power plant concrete structures

Kitsutaka, Yoshinori; Takada, Masayuki

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.08.041

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“…But as time goes on, the protective properties of these sacrificial concrete will degrade due to environmental loads including thermal effect, irradiation, neutralization and penetration of salinity (Kitsutaka and Tsukagoshi 2014). Safety guide for the monitoring of nuclear power stations and ageing management for nuclear power plants has been published by IAEA and French Electricity Board (Stephan and Salin 2012).…”

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Special Issue: Aging Management of Nuclear Power Plant

Maruyama¹

2016

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PrefaceEven after the accident of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the Japanese government has positioned nuclear power as an important base load power source in terms of energy policies and has focused on safety operation of the nuclear power generation. This is because it is an indispensable power source for the use of renewable energy in Japan with limited resources. On the other hand, the first generation commercial reactors in the world generally have a designed life of 30 to 40 years, but most of them have been in existence for more than 20 years. Japan is no exception, and several NPPs aged already more than 40 years.Analysis and research show that many commercial reactors leave enough capacity to operate beyond the designed service period. Replacement of the concrete members used in the reactor buildings is expensive making it difficult in many cases. Therefore, in order to continue nuclear power generation over the long term, it is necessary to maintain the performance of the concrete member during the designed service period. From this point of view, it is indispensable to conduct research on maintenance management, performance evaluation, and prediction of deterioration of concrete structures.Research on concrete in the field of civil engineering and building science has been conducted for a long time, while reevaluation of concrete performance, physical properties and various problems in terms of nuclear field needs, i.e. Plant Life Management and Ageing Management, and addressing issues peculiar to the nuclear power field will be an important contribution from the field of concrete research to the field of nuclear power engineering. As discussed at OECD / NEA, alkali silica reactions and radiation influence are important issues for the maintenance of nuclear power plants, and many research on them has been reported.Also in the past, research investment on concrete in the field of nuclear power has been carried out many times in Japan as well as in other developed countries. However, the international publication of the research results has been limited. In this ACT special issue, especially on advanced research in recent years, I widely urged stakeholders to make efforts to allow research trends in Japan to be forecast from other countries.Based on these backgrounds, we applied for papers focusing on Plant Life Management at nuclear power plant facilities and related technologies in the research related to concrete. I think that it became a State of the Art report, which highlights the current problems. I also anticipate it could lead to a trust from the society concerning future nuclear power generation technology and a development of the concrete research field. AbstractA review of the current state of knowledge on the effects of radiation on concrete in nuclear power production applications is presented. Emphasis is placed on the effects of radiation damage, as reflected by changes in engineering properties of concrete, in the evaluation of the long-term operation and for plant life or...

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confidence: 99%

Special Issue: Aging Management of Nuclear Power Plant

Maruyama¹

2016

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“…Одним з факторів, який визначає довговічність таких конструкцій, є умови їх експлуатації, зокрема вплив агресивних середовищ. Найбільшого руйнівного впливу зазнають будівельні конструкції хімічної та енергетичної галузей промисловості, морські порти, фундаменти мостів та тунелі [1][2][3] тощо. В агресивних умовах експлуатуються системи каналізації та водовідведення мостів та мегаполісів [4].…”

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Coating for Protection of Concrete From Sulfates

Kryvenko¹,

Руденко²,

Константиновський³

2021

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Durability of reinforced concrete is one of the main demands in civil engineering.Operating conditions, particularly in aggressive mediums, determine durability of constructions.Sulfate mediums are among the most aggressive ones which cause steel reinforcement corrosion. Themodern requirements for high consistency fresh concretes are governed by practice. This way thedisturbance of reinforcement passive state can be caused by changes in hardened concrete especiallyin aggressive mediums. Thus, the restriction of SO42- ions transport in concretes, which are obtainedfrom high consistency fresh mixes and exploited in sulfate mediums, can be considered as an actualproblem.The paper is devoted to protection of concrete surface by coating based on alkali-activatedaluminosilicate binder from SO42- ions transport to prevent steel reinforcement corrosion. It wasshown that the coating with thickness of 3 mm ensures total concrete protection. It was revealed thatpermeability of concrete depending on cation decreases in the row (NH4)2SO4>Na2SO4>MgSO4. Theprotective function of coating was simulated by application of mentioned salts as admixtures. LesspH values of water extracts of the binder during hydration while using of 2.5 % MgSO4 is evidenceof advanced crystallinity of zeolite-like sulfate-containing hydroaluminosilicates with participationof Mg2+ ions equal to Са2+ ions. While content of (NH4)2SO4 was increased up to 5.0 % less pH wasfixed due to decelerated formation of zeolite-like minerals. Stability of pH values in presence ofNa2SO4 (0.5…2.5 %) was caused by no influence on structure formation. Thus, the restriction of SO 2-ions transport in protective coating is due to their binding by alkaline aluminosilicate binder inzeolite-like minerals with higher crystallinity due to presence of Na+, NH + and Mg2+ cations fromsulfates.

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