Containment-management study for severe PWR accidents

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:7093607

Haskin, F E; Behr, V L; Jung, J

This study involves detailed analyses of containment loadings (pressure-temperature histories) and thresholds for containment failure due to high pressure or temperature for specific PWRs. Containment loadings have been performed for the Zion plant and structural analyses have been conducted to estimate containment failure thresholds for the Watts Bar plant. A cooperative SASA effort has been initiated with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the Bellefonte plant. Zion and Bellefonte have large dry prestressed concrete containments. Watts Bar has a steel-shell, ice-condenser containment. Over the next two years, the plan is to complete containment management studies for Bellefonte and Watts Bar. A similar study for a subatmospheric containment may be performed.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7093607
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-2120C; CONF-821037-1; ON: DE82022196
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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