Feeder Bend Testing Project - A Decade in Review

Abstract

The Feeder Bend Testing Project has been funded by Candu Owners Group (COG) from 2003 to 2012 to support the safe operation of degraded feeder piping in Canadian CANDU plants. The present paper summarizes this multi-million dollar project from a variety of aspects: background, project management, test setup and results, achievements, and lessons learned.