Abstract

Pressurized thermal shock (PTS) is a potential major threat to the structural integrity of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) in a nuclear power plant. An earlier work on the PTS analysis of the Chinese Qinshan 300-MWe RPV was performed with the single parameter fracture mechanics method by Shanghai nuclear engineering research and design institute (SNERDI). The integrity analysis of this RPV under PTS was re-evaluated using the Master Curve method later in the paper PVP2015-45577[1]. The objective of this paper is to expand on the previous work, covering more crack geometries and transients to discuss the differences in the use of Master curve based and single parameter linear elastic fracture mechanics based method for PTS analysis. Attempts are made to consider additional size adjustment to the long crack front, which yields more reasonable maximum allowable transition temperature.

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