“Overview of Weld Defects” provides a comprehensive introduction to the most common varieties of weld discontinuities and distortion. It illustrates the causes of each of the twenty different weld ...

A new technology developed by a Cavendish Nuclear-led consortium enables real time detection of defects in fusion welding processes as they occur. The AWESIM project test rig at NAMRC (Image: ...

Safety inspectors at the Braidwood nuclear plant construction site violated accepted engineering standards–including those of the plant`s builder, Commonwealth Edison Co.–by inspecting welds that ...

In contrast to manual inspection by trained employees, the automatic visual inspection systems always work objectively based on individual criteria and are not influenced by the condition of the ...

A series of weld defects has been found in detailed studies of the high-pressure gas pipeline that exploded last year in a San Bruno neighborhood, killing eight and destroying dozens of homes, federal ...