Objective The proposal addresses the ageing of primary pressure boundary components of nuclear power plants by environmentally assisted cracking. In particular, it deals with the crack growth behaviour of low alloy steels for reactor pressure vessels (eastern and western type) in light water reactor environment under static and cyclic load. Besides different crack geometries and specimen sizes transient conditions as postulated for plant operation will be considered during the test by varying water chemistry and mechanical load. The initiation of environmentally assisted cracking in pre-fatigued specimens will be forced by cyclic loading in the test environment. The results will lead to recommendations for service operation and for Code implementations. They will broaden the database for the lifetime assessment of nuclear power plants. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Programme(s) FP5-EAECTP C - Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002) Topic(s) 2.1.2.-1.1.1 - Integrity of equipment and structures Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART EU contribution No data Address Pfaffenwaldring 32 70569 STUTTGART Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Avenida Complutense 22 MADRID See on map Total cost No data FRAMATOME ANP GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Freyeslebenstrasse 1 91058 ERLANGEN See on map Total cost No data NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE REZ A.S. Czechia EU contribution No data Address Rez 130 250 68 REZ - PRAHA See on map Total cost No data PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 5232 VILLIGEN See on map Total cost No data TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Finland EU contribution No data Address 3,Kemistintie 3 02044 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data