Published 1976
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Book
Important aspects of the construction of the Hartlepool and Heysham pressure vessels
Creators
- 1. British Nuclear Design and Construction Ltd., Heysham Nuclear Power Station (UK)
Description
This paper opens with a general description of the Pressure Vessel followed by discussion of the originally conceived principles of construction and how they were achieved or modified in practice. Selection and location of craneage is described. Erection and construction of major civil and mechanical items are described and examples of the use of site factory and prefabrication areas to speed erection are quoted. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Mechanical Engineering Pub. Ltd. for Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
- Imprint Place
- London
- ISBN
- 0 85298 339 5
- Imprint Title
- Experience in the design, construction, and operation of prestressed concrete pressure vessels and containments for nuclear reactors
- Imprint Pagination
- p. 283-290.
Conference
- Title
- Conference on experience in the design, construction, and operation of prestressed concrete pressure vessels and containments for Nuclear Reactors.
- Dates
- 8 - 12 Sep 1975.
- Place
- York, UK.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 8313317
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CONSTRUCTION; CRANES; FABRICATION; HARTLEPOOL REACTOR; HEYSHAM-A REACTOR; HEYSHAM-B REACTOR; ORGANIZING; PLANNING; PRESSURE VESSELS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; SPECIFICATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- AGR TYPE REACTORS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE COOLED REACTORS; CONCRETES; CONTAINERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS