Plans for containment bellows testing under extreme loads

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7004417

Spletzer, B L; Lambert, L D; Parks, M B

Piping penetrations in nuclear power plant steel containments are surrounded by flexible metal bellows. The purpose of the bellows is to maintain the containment pressure boundary integrity while permitting relative movement between the piping and the containment wall. In a severe accident, bellows may be subjected to high temperatures, pressure, and combinations of lateral and axial deflections. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), under sponsorship of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), is performing a series of tests to investigate the performance of containment bellows under severe accident conditions.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: NRC; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7004417
• Report Number(s): SAND-92-2264C; CONF-921007--3; ON: DE93002477
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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220900* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Reactor Safety
ACCIDENTS
BELLOWS
CONTAINMENT
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
DYNAMIC LOADS
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PIPES
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS