PRESSURE SUPPRESSION CONTAINMENT

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Atomics

OSTI ID:4839718

Fiock, W L

The design, testing methods, and performance of the pressure suppression containment which acts as a barrier to the release of fission products from a reactor are described. The Transient Test Facility is used to describe tests with materials representative of fission products in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the pool around the system. The initial test results show that the suppression pool will retain a significant fraction of suspended and soluble material associated with a steam-air mixture transient, and therefore will make a contribution to minimizing the potential escape of fission products from such reactor containment systems. The fission products are vented into the water pool from a dry well which contains the reactor. (N.W.R.)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., San Jose, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-16-019922
• OSTI ID: 4839718
• Journal Information: Atomics, Journal Name: Atomics Vol. Vol: 15: No. 2
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AIR
BARRIERS
CONFINEMENT
CONTAINMENT
FISSION PRODUCTS
GAS FLOW
LOSSES
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
PRESSURE
RADIATION PROTECTION
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS
SOLUBILITY
STEAM
STORAGE
SUSPENSIONS
TESTING
TRANSIENTS
VESSELS
WATER