Published 2000 | Version v1
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Reactor building integrity test at Gentilly 2

  • 1. Hydro-Quebec, Quebec (Canada)

Description

This paper describes the reactor building integrity test at Gentilly 2 reactor facility. Since commissioning, the containment integrity has to be demonstrated to the safety authority every three years for the major components: the reactor building, the air locks, and the containment valves. The method used is a pressure test at 124 kPad. This activity requires 7 days and it costs $350, 000. From 1987 to 1989, Hydro-Quebec has invested resources to develop this test referred to as the TCM method. This method was implemented between 1990 and 1991 and is now applied every three years

Part of:
5. International conference on CANDU maintenance

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
0-919784-68-2
Imprint Title
5. International conference on CANDU maintenance
Imprint Pagination
326 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 33-50

Conference

Title
5. international conference on CANDU maintenance
Dates
19-21 Nov 2000
Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

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