Designation:E1214−11StandardGuideforUseofMeltWireTemperatureMonitorsforReactorVesselSurveillance,E706(IIIE)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1214;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribestheapplicationofmeltwiretem-peraturemonitorsandtheiruseforreactorvesselsurveillanceoflight-waterpowerreactorsascalledforinPracticesE185andE2215.1.2Thepurposeofthisguideistorecommendtheselectionanduseofthecommonmeltwiretechniquewherethecorrespondencebetweenmeltingtemperatureandcompositionofdifferentalloysisusedasapassivetemperaturemonitor.Guidelinesareprovidedfortheselectionandcalibrationofmonitormaterials;design,fabrication,andassemblyofmoni-torandcontainer;post-irradiationexaminations;interpretationoftheresults;andestimationofuncertainties.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinforma-tiononlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.(SeeNote1.)2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2,3E185PracticeforDesignofSurveillanceProgramsforLight-WaterModeratedNuclearPowerReactorVesselsE706MasterMatrixforLight-WaterReactorPressureVesselSurveillanceStandards,E706(0)(Withdrawn2011)4E794TestMethodforMeltingAndCrystallizationTempera-turesByThermalAnalysisE900GuideforPredictingRadiation-InducedTransitionTemperatureShiftinReactorVesselMaterials,E706(IIF)E2215PracticeforEvaluationofSurveillanceCapsulesfromLight-WaterModeratedNuclearPowerReactorVes-sels3.SignificanceandUse3.1Temperaturemonitorsareusedinsurveillancecapsul...
