Leakage potential through mechanical penetrations in a severe accident environment

Conference · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5615667

Koenig, L N

This paper reviews the findings of an ongoing program, ''Integrity of Containment Penetrations Under Severe Accident Loads.'' The program is concerned with the leakage modes as well as the magnitude of leakage through mechanical penetrations in a containment building subject to a severe accident. Seal and gasket tests are used to evaluate the effect of radiation aging, thermal aging, seal geometry, and seal squeeze on seals and gaskets subjected to a hypothesized severe accident. The effects on leakage of the structural response of equipment hatches, personnel airlocks, and drywell heads subjected to severe accident pressures are studied by experiments and analyses. The data gathered during this program will be used to develop methodologies for predicting leakage.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5615667
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-2077C; CONF-860507-10; ON: TI86011654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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