This report is the third in a series of major reports summarising the work of the FIP Commission on Concrete Pressure and Storage Vessels between 1974 and 1978. The two earlier reports dealt with concrete reactor vessels and oil storage tanks.
Over the years, the use of concrete for containments for thermal reactors has replaced steel, and prestressed concrete is now the most common material used in their construction.
Following a description of containments for different types of nuclear reactors, the report summarises the present position concerning national codes. Design is considered based on limit state principles, and various aspects of design, including the use of single- and double-barrier containments, are described.
Constructional details, such as the placing of tendons, slipforming, and prestressing operations, are dealt with in a practical manner. The report contains special chapters on testing and on inspection of serviceability.
Kurt Eriksson, Chief Consulting Engineer to the Division of Thermal Power of VBB Battenbyggnadsbyrån in Sweden, has been largely responsible for the preparation of this report, and he and his working group are to be thanked and congratulated.
