Survey of light water reactor containment systems, dominant failure modes, and mitigation opportunities: Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5429801

Castle, J N; Catton, I; Dooley, J L; Hammond, R P; Kastenberg, W E; Swanson, D

The state of the art of nuclear reactor containment structures is described, and the five major types in the US are compared. For each type, the report analyzes the dominant modes by which a severe accident could cause a containment to fail, the degree of public risk that would result if it did fail, and the feasibility of modifying the system to prevent such failures. The report is the first in a series of five related studies aimed at developing a coherent approach for assessing the practicality, cost and value/impact of a mitigation program for rendering a containment relatively resistant to severe core-melt accidents.

• Research Organization: R and D Associates, Marina del Rey, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5429801
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-4242; RDA-TR-127301-002; ON: TI88900340; TRN: 88-009900
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SURVEYS
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