To assist in ensuring a high standard of structural integrity of the Sizewell ‘B’ pressure circuit, components are inspected both during fabrication and in service. The more critical inspections are to be validated. This paper describes the validations of ultrasonic inspections to be carried out at the Inspection Validation Centre, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Risley.
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