Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for an ultrasonic inspection of a penetration of a reactor pressure vessel, especially, a welded portion of the penetration. In the ultrasonic inspection, a position (inspection position) of an ultrasonic probe relative to a portion to be inspected can be identified without an effect of the surface of a portion to be inspected. The ultrasonic probe of the ultrasonic inspection apparatus, which is pushed onto the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel, transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave to and from a penetration having a welded portion while changing an incident angle of the ultrasonic wave. Based on a result of reception of an echo obtained by the reflection of the ultrasonic wave on the inner surface of the penetration, an inclination angle of the penetration relative to a wall surface of the reactor pressure vessel is measured.

Abstract: The surface length of a metal subject to be inspected is evaluated by detecting an eddy current without using a combination of a scale and visual or liquid penetrant inspection. An exciting coil and a detecting coil are scanned above the subject in a length direction. An eddy current detector measures an output voltage corresponding to scanning positions based on an output from the detecting coil. Based on an output voltage distribution curve indicating a distribution of output voltages corresponding to the scanning positions, position information is extracted corresponding to values which are within a differential voltage range and lower by 12 dB than a maximum value of the output voltages on the left and right sides of the distribution. A distance between the positions included in the extracted information is calculated to evaluate the length of a slit which is a defect present on the subject surface.

Abstract: An analgesic agent is provided which has analgesic action and anti-inflammatory action without significant side effects found in conventional analgesics.

Abstract: An analgesic agent is provided which has analgesic action and anti-inflammatory action without significant side effects found in conventional analgesics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refractory materials used in processing molten metals comprising combining at least one of the refractory materials selected from the group consisting of SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, MgO, ZrO.sub.2 with an activatable element for labeling which has an activation cross section of over 1 barnand apparatus made from a plurality of differently labeled refractory components.