Round Robin Analyses of the Steel Containment Vessel Model
A high pressure test of the steel containment vessel (SCV) model was conducted on December 11-12, 1996 at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA. The test model is a mixed-scaled model (1:10 in geometry and 1:4 in shell thickness) of an improved Mark II boiling water reactor (BWR) containment. Several organizations from the US, Europe, and Asia were invited to participate in a Round Robin analysis to perform independent pretest predictions and posttest evaluations of the behavior of the SCV model during the high pressure test. Both pretest and posttest analysis results from all Round Robin participants were compared to the high pressure test data. This paper summarizes the Round Robin analysis activities and discusses the lessons learned from the collective effort.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 4226
- Report Number(s):
- SAND99-0492C; TRN: AH200113%%199
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 15th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-15), Seoul (KR), 08/15/1999--08/20/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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