Title:
Concrete Containment: A 1970 Assessment
Author(s):
M. Bender and G.D. Whitman
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
34
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
29-56
Keywords:
economics; high temperature; linings; nuclear power plants; nuclear reactor containment; nuclear reactors; pressure vessels; prestressed concrete; radiation shielding; reinforced concrete; safety; shells (structural forms); stresses; structural design
DOI:
10.14359/18059
Date:
1/1/1972
Abstract:
The use of concrete structures, both conventionally reinforced and prestressed, for containment has become the prevalent structural approach for large nuclear power applications. . .Because of the wide use of concrete containment structures in the growing nuclear power industry, the need for parallel growth in the technological understanding of these structures is self-evident as a part of the industry obligation to guarantee adquate provision for public safety.