- Report
- Nuclear Power
Examination of two In-Service-Aged PVC Cables from a Nuclear Power Plant
A thorough examination of the cable materials and an accelerated ageing study showed that the cables differed in their composition, but that both had the potential to perform satisfactorily for another 20 years in service. The main ageing mechanism leading slowly to a stiffer material is loss of the DEPH plasticiser.
Publications and reports
Here you will find reports and fact sheets from the program.
- Report
Cable Condition Monitoring Experiences at Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear power plant cables are subjected to ageing during their service life. Proper ageing management of cables is increasingly important as the plants age and lifetime extensions are considered.
|2025:1124Konsta Sipilä, Anna Bondeson
- Report
Examination of two In-Service-Aged PVC Cables from a Nuclear Power Plant
Two PVC instrumentation wires recovered from in-service for over 40 years have been examined.
|2025:1122Karin Jacobson- Report
Thresholds for radiation sensitivity of polymers in combined radiation-thermal environments
Available data for polymer degradation in combined radiation-thermal environments can be used to justify radiation threshold values below which radiation effects are of little consequence to useful material properties.
|2025:1106Mathias C. Ceilina
- Report
Qualification of polymer materials for nuclear power applications
This study aimed to investigate how the Nordic power plants work with qualification of polymeric materials. The results can be used as a benchmark and base for improvements.
|2024:1050Anna Bondeson