Small Specimen Test Techniques Applied to Nuclear Reactor Vessel Thermal Annealing and Plant Life Extension

This symposium was the third in a related series of meetings on small specimen testing technology. In contrast to the two earlier meetings, which focused exclusively on testing techniques, this one explicitly included the needs of and applications to commercial nuclear power reactors. In addition, the program was strongly augmented by presentations of the continued development of testing technology with the fusion reactor research community. The symposium was divided into the following areas: nondestructive and nonintrusive testing techniques; Charpy impact testing; fracture toughness testing; novel bend and punch test techniques; tension testing; and applications. Separate abstracts were prepared for 31 papers in this symposium.