Objective Thermal fatigue is a recurring problem when LWR plants become older and life time extension activities are initiated. In general, the common thermal fatigue issues are understood and can be controlled by plant instrumentation systems. However, the Civaux 1 and other incidents indicate that certain piping system Tee's are susceptible to turbulent temperature mixing effects that cannot be adequately monitored by common thermocouple instrumentations, putting the reliability of integrity evaluation procedures in doubt. THERFAT proposes to review field data and perform advanced thermohydraulic flow simulations and stress and fracture analysis. Critical elements of the procedure will be investigated by targeted verification tests. Proposals will be made for improved thermal fatigue assessment procedures, screening criteria and for establishing a European Methodology on Thermal Fatigue. 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 E. ON KERNKRAFT GMBH EU contribution No data Address Tresckowstrasse 5 30457 HANNOVER Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CINAR LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Elvaston Place 11 SW7 5QG LONDON See on map Total cost No data COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution No data Address CEA Cadarache 13108 ST.PAUL LES DURANCE See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 ZG PETTEN See on map Total cost No data ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Dutriévoz 12-14 69628 VILLEURBANNE See on map Total cost No data ENDESA GENERACION S.A. Spain EU contribution No data Address Principe de Vergara 187 28002 MADRID See on map Total cost No data FORTUM NUCLEAR SERVICES OY Finland EU contribution No data Address Keilaniementie 1 00048 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data FRAMATOME ANP GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Berlinerstrasse 295 63067 OFFENBACH (AM MAIN) See on map Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.* Germany EU contribution No data Address Woehlerstrasse 11 79108 FREIBURG (IN BREISGAU) See on map Total cost No data JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Jamova 39 1001 LJUBLJANA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SIEMPELKAMP PRUEF- UND GUTACHTER-GESELLSCHAFT MBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Am Lagerplatz 6a 01072 DRESDEN See on map Total cost No data SOCIETE FRAMATOME France EU contribution No data Address Tour Framatome 92084 PARIS LA DEFENSE See on map Total cost No data STAATLICHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGSANSTALT Germany EU contribution No data Address Pfaffenwaldring 32 Universität Stuttgart 70569 STUTTGART 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 TECNATOM S.A. Spain EU contribution No data Address 1,Avenida Montes de Oca 1 28709 SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES - MADRID See on map Total cost No data VUJE TRNAVA INC - ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION Slovakia EU contribution No data Address Okruzna 5 918 64 TRNAVA See on map Total cost No data
