Technical update on pressure suppression type containments in use in U. S. light water reactor nuclear power plants

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6558391

In 1972, Dr. S. H. Hanauer (Technical Advisor to the NRC's Executive Director for Operations) wrote a memorandum that raised several questions on the viability of pressure suppression containment concepts. The concerns raised by Dr. Hanauer have recently become the subject of considerable discussion by several members of the U.S. Congress and public. The report provides a response to these expressed concerns and a status summary for various technical matters that relate to the safety of pressure suppression type containments for light water cooled reactor plants.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
• OSTI ID: 6558391
• Report Number(s): NUREG-0474; TRN: 79-000224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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