Published 1976
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Construction, testing, and initial operation of Fort St. Vrain PCRV
Description
The Fort St. Vrain (FSV) Nuclear Generating Station is the first station in the USA to use a prestressed concrete reactor vessel (PCRV). The PCRV was designed and constructed by General Atomic. Construction of the PCRV was completed in 1970; the pressure and leak tests were completed in 1971. The structural behavior of the PCRV has been monitored by installed instrumentation since start of construction. This paper describes the highlights of the actual construction, testing, and initial operation of the PCRV, including a comparison of structural behavior, where possible, between observed data and analytical predictions. (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. 291-304.
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
- 8313330
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CONSTRUCTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONITORING; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; REACTOR VESSELS; TESTING; VRAIN REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETES; CONTAINERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS