Accommodation of liquid metal by cavity liners

Conference · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6051012

Jeppson, D W

Present liquid metal breeder reactor cell liner designs appear adequate to contain postulated leakages of lithium-lead alloy in an air or steam atmosphere and to contain lithium when inert atmospheres are present. If an air or steam atmosphere may be present in a cavity where lithium amy accumulate under postulated accident conditions, then consideration of stainless steel liners and further testing is recommended. Lithium testing of faulted liners should also be considered. SOFIRE II and WATRe computer codes may be useful in establishing liner design requirements and in determining water release from concrete behind the liners (potential hydrogen production) for postulated leakages to steel-lined concrete cavities.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (US)
• OSTI ID: 6051012
• Report Number(s): CONF-881031-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 15:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
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Breeding
ALLOYS
BOILERS
BREEDER REACTORS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CAVITIES
COMPUTER CODES
CONCRETES
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LEAD ALLOYS
LEAKS
LINERS
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
LITHIUM ALLOYS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS
REACTORS
S CODES
STAINLESS STEELS
STEAM GENERATORS
STEELS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TESTING
VAPOR GENERATORS
W CODES