Current state of knowledge on the behavior of steel liners in concrete containments subjected to overpressurization loads
In the United States, concrete containment buildings for commercial nuclear power plants have steel liners that act as the intemal pressure boundary. The liner abuts the concrete, acting as the interior concrete form. The liner is attached to the concrete by either studs or by a continuous structural shape (such as a T-section or channel) that is either continuously or intermittently welded to the liner. Studs are commonly used in reinforced concrete containments, while prestressed containments utilize a structural element as the anchorage. The practice in some countries follows the US practice, while in other countries the containment does not have a steel liner. In this latter case, there is a true double containment, and the annular region between the two containments is vented. This paper will review the practice of design of the liner system prior to the consideration of severe accident loads (overpressurization loads beyond the design conditions).
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 10191198
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-93-2134C; CONF-930803-30; ON: DE94001833; BR: GB0103012; TRN: 94:000061
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 12. biennial conference for the International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMIRT 12),Stuttgart (Germany),16-26 Aug 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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