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5. ASTM designation E 185-82. “Standard test methods for conducting surveillance tests for light water cooled nuclear power reactor vessels, E 706 (IF),” in dy1998 Annual book of ASTM standards, Vol.03.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, USA (1998).