Published June 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Experimental study of the structural behavior of the reinforced concrete containment vessel beyond design pressure

  • 1. Hitachi Ltd., Ibaraki (Japan). Nuclear Engineering Design Dept.
  • 2. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (Japan). Nuclear Power Construction Dept.
  • 3. Toshiba Corp., Isogo, Yokohama (Japan). Nuclear Power Plant Design and Engineering Dept.
  • 4. Shimizu Corp., Tokyo (Japan). Nuclear Power Plant Engineering Dept.

Description

The first Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) including a reinforced concrete containment vessel (RCCV) is scheduled to be constructed in the 1990s, in Japan. As the RCCV is new to Japan, we performed a trial design, several series of fundamental experiments and partial/total model experiments. This paper presents a summary of the 'TOP SLAB EXPERIMENT' carried out as one of partial model experiments, in which the structural behavior of the RCCV was examined under internal pressure. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Engineering and Design
Journal Volume
120
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Eng. Des.
Journal Page Range
1-13
ISSN
0029-5493
CODEN
NEDEA