Stress Corrosion Cracking is a common problem affecting turbomachinery components such as rotor discs, steam turbine blades and compressor impellers, and is a major factor driving component repair.

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the depth of a scrape a on a can of nuclear waste is about technology and skepticism … and ...

San Onofre’s nuclear waste may be one step closer to being relocated, but at least one of the storage canisters containing ...

Corrosion is the silent killer of aircraft, and if left undetected, it could wreak havoc on your equipment and operation. ... intergranular corrosion, and stress corrosion/cracking. ...

EDF Finds Hints of Stress Corrosion Crack at Nuclear Reactor. Electricite de France SA found indications that “stress corrosion” cracks may again affect pipes at a nuclear reactor that it fixed fewer ...

A summary of an early September call between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Holtec published on Wednesday said indications of stress corrosion cracking in tubes in both of Palisade's ...

In aviation, corrosion can manifest in various forms, including surface, pitting, intergranular, and stress corrosion cracking. Each type poses significant risks, ...

A recent accounting showed that 46 of the site’s 62 buildings have been demolished; 474 million pounds of waste have been shipped offsite; 107 million pounds of decommissioning material have been ...

France's state-controlled nuclear energy operator EDF has detected a new crack located at its Penly 1 reactor in its latest update on stress corrosion issues, France's ANS nuclear safety watchdog ...

In addition, the ten-year in-service inspection at Penly 1 - one of twelve 1300 MWe-class units of the P4 series - also revealed stress corrosion. The discovery of cracking has led to the need to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Holtec, the company wanting to reopen the Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan, found corrosion cracking in steam generators "far exceeded" estimates, the U.S. nuclear power ...