NESC-III Inspection Task Group Final Report: Inspection Results Obtained in NESC III Blind RRT on Dissimilar Metal Welds

The Network for Evaluating Structural Components (NESC) was set up over 10 years ago to address the verification of advanced structural integrity assessment techniques for safety critical nuclear reactor components. Through its self-funded activities and associated projects, it has developed a significant body of benchmark R&D data, in particular for large-scale tests performed under closely monitored conditions.The present report describes the work carried out under inspection task group (TG1) of the NESC-III project.