Experimental plans for LMFBR cavity liner sodium spill test LT-1

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7231206

Hilliard, R K; Newell, G A

Reinforced concrete is an important material of construction in LMFBR cavities and cells. Steel liners are often installed on the concrete surfaces to provide a gastight seal for minimizing air inleakage to inerted cell atmospheres and to protect the concrete from direct contact with sodium in the event of a sodium spill. In making safety assessment analyses, it is of interest to determine the adequacy of the liners to maintain their leaktightness during postulated accidents involving large sodium spills. However, data for basing analytical assessments of cell liners are very meager and an experimental program is underway at HEDL to provide some of the needed information. The HEDL cell liner evaluation program consists of both bench-scale feature tests and large-scale sodium spill demonstration tests. The plans for the first large-scale sodium spill test (LT-1) are the subject of this paper.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, Wash. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(45-1)-2170
• OSTI ID: 7231206
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-1120; CONF-760941-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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