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S. R. Speidel, W. H. Plettenberg
Nuclear Technology | Volume 49 | Number 1 | June 1980 | Pages 61-69
Technical Paper | Nuclear Power Reactor Safety / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32507
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In concrete reactor vessels of high temperature reactors many cavities with different diameters are arranged. The design of the closures for such cavities is an important problem in the detail engineering. A draft based on using prestressed concrete as a material is presented for closures with high diameter values. The problems that could possibly be caused by the concrete weight might be solved through a proposal based on a separation of the closure into an inner and outer part. A special view is given to the kind of production as well as to a rapid mounting and remounting of the closures and sealing problems. The closures are fixed on the reactor vessel by tendons. The influence of the tendon forces, creep and shrinkage, pressure, etc. on stresses, stress distribution, and deformation are proved by a finite element analysis and the results are pointed out. A short outlook of further development is given.