DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONCRETE CONTAINMENTS UNDER SEVERE ACCIDENTLOADS

Authors
AMIN M EBERHARDT AC ERLER BA
Citation
M. Amin et al., DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONCRETE CONTAINMENTS UNDER SEVERE ACCIDENTLOADS, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 145(3), 1993, pp. 331-338
Citations number
6
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design → ACNP
ISSN journal
0029-5493
Volume
145
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
331 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-5493(1993)145:3<331:DCFCCU>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Many existing containments in the United States have been shown to acc ommodate credible severe accident loads. Future containments should be explicitly designed for severe accident loads to reduce the uncertain ty associated with the response of containments to these low-probabili ty events. This paper examines the experiences from the application of current structural design codes for concrete containments, ultimate p ressure capacity evaluation of existing containments, and pressure fra gility testing of scale model concrete containments to arrive at the d irections for modification of national codes. Recommendations are prov ided to consider the severe accidents directly in the concrete contain ment design.