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The present paper describes a series of detailed integrity assessments of a set of hydro station load bearing intake gate chains. They examined the likelihood of (a) sub-critical crack growth by stress corrosion cracking (SCC), and (b) fast unstable fracture occurring during further service. The likelihood of failure occurring in the bearing pins was relatively remote whilst sub-critical extension...