The inspection of steam generator tubes in nuclear power plants generates a large volume of data that needs to be analyzed. Manual analysis is timeconsuming, laborious and results in operator inconsistencies. This paper describes physicsbased signal processing techniques towards a fully automated analysis system for eddy current inspection signals.
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