Heavy Water Components Test Reactor: Condition of Reactor Vessel (Final Report)
Year: 1961
Type: report
Abstract: The HWCTR reactor is a 1,500 p.s.i. pressure vessel approximately 30 ft. long with diameter ranging from about 5 ft. to 7 ft. This vessel was delivered to the Savannah River Plant on June 29, 1961. A detailed examination of the vessel was made at that time by Construction and SEP forces to check its condition before installation in Bldg. 770-U. During the past several months, the apparent defects noticed during that examination, plus any deficiencies reported before shipment, have been studied and evaluated. The only item of any consequence is concerned with the omission of a normalizing heat treatment on 21 vessel nozzles, and the effect of this omission on the impact strength of the nozzles. Another item was the damage to a welding lip during shipment of the reactor from the PACECO plant in Alameda, California to SRP. This lip permits seal welding of the vessel head to the body. This report covers a discussion of the above items as outlined under "Objectives" and presents our final conclusions and recommendations regarding the condition of the reactor vessel. Certain of the conclusions and recommendations have been modified somewhat from those contained in a preliminary report on this subject issued in August, 1961.
DOI: 10.2172/1891327
Authors: James Collins, Maxwell Gensamer
Language: English
Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4304732869