New weld filler materials and fabrication processes are capable of eliminating toughness losses associated with fast-neutron irradiation of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) weldments in new nuclear power ...

Reactor pressure vessel (RPV) shells in the existing U.S. fleet of nuclear power plants were typically constructed by forging ring segments from ingots of low-alloy steel offering sufficient fracture ...

Two new heavy forging milestones have been reached with Russia's new "super-powered" forge as large as any in the world and the first large pressure vessel completely made in China. Two new heavy ...

The forging of parts of the reactor pressure vessel for unit six of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant - the second unit of the Paks II project - has begun in Russia. (Image: Paks II Ltd) Workers at ...

Mike Shubert, founder of QustomApps, and Amine Abichou, founder of S Vertical The filament winding process has gained broad support among a wide range of applications, from rocket propellant tanks and ...