Published 1990 | Version v1
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Seismic proving test of BWR primary containment vessel

  • 1. Inst. of Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 2. Tokyo Univ. (Japan)
  • 3. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. (Japan)
  • 4. Nagoya Inst. of Tech. (Japan)
  • 5. Hitachi Ltd., Ibaraki (Japan). Hitachi Works
  • 6. Mechanical Engineering Research Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 7. Nuclear Power Engineering Test Center, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 8. Seismic Dept., Nuclear Power Engineering Test Center, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

This paper reports on a seismic proving test that was conducted for a BWR Primary Containment Vessel (PCV), which is one of the most important facilities in a nuclear power plant, using a 1/3.2 scale model mounted on the large-scale high-performance vibration table of Tadotsu Engineering Laboratory, NUPEC. The test model was subjected to be the severest motion calculated for a standard 1100MWe BWR plant. The strength proving test confirmed the soundness of the structure and the resistance against earthquakes. Detailed analysis and analytic evaluation of the test data also confirmed the adequacy of the dynamic and earthquark response analysis method used in the present seismic design. Finally, the seismic safety and reliability of a BWR PCV of an actual plant were fully evaluated

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (United States)
ISBN
0-7918-0510-7
Imprint Title
Seismic engineering 1990
Imprint Pagination
315 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 215-222.

Conference

Title
1990 pressure vessels and piping conference.
Dates
17-21 Jun 1990.
Place
Nashville, TN (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-900617--.