Framatome has completed the manufacture of the reactor pressure vessel for the second of two EPR units being built at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK. The first two of four ...

The first unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant has had its reactor pressure vessel installed, following a ceremony which included speeches from the Egyptian and Russian presidents. (Image: Kremlin ...

Pressure vessels are weakened when nozzles must be introduced, and reinforcement is required to compensate. Presented here are two methods for calculating the necessary reinforcement When pressure ...

Celebrity River Cruises said its vessels' exterior profile will "turn heads" with an innovative hull, delivering a lightweight, versatile design that improves navigation. Along with this is the most ...

Abstract: Aiming at the defects of the pressure vessel over the designed service life, a set of acoustic emission monitoring system with real-time monitoring function is designed with Lab VIEW ...

Mechanical engineering researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have designed a mattress that helps prevent bedsores by alternating pressure across the body and, at times, increasing peak ...

Reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) constitute a critical safety barrier in nuclear power plants, safeguarding against the potentially catastrophic release of radiation. The structural integrity of these ...

The use of fiber-reinforced composites in Type 3, 4 and linerless Type 5 pressure vessels is growing, used to store compressed/renewable natural gas (CNG/RNG) and hydrogen as part of the global ...

DNV has awarded a detailed Approval in Principle (AiP) to Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited and Brevik Engineering for their design of a 74,000 cubic meter liquid carbon dioxide ...