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To: Andrew who wrote (80011)	11/25/2000 6:28:54 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Andrew, We call it "incalinc".....

To: Andrew who wrote (80011)	11/25/2000 6:42:28 PM
From: heraclitus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

I've heard of both of those alloys. Inconel is commonly used for the tubes in steam generators (heat exchangers separating the radioactive core cooling water from the non-radioactive secondary water). The reactor vessels themselves are made from rolled steel plates welded together and "capped" with cast hemispherical heads. The inside surfaces are "clad" with stainless steel for corrosion resistance (a 300 series SS I think). I've been at this since 1972 (navy and commercial), and have never heard of "incalinc"? I'm not sure what piping Doug is talking about. There is none directly adjacent to the reactor core in any US design commercial plants. Just so I say something on topic, I hope Slider is wrong about the near term prospects for the OSX and right about the XAU! regards homer