But the
containment building of law was only part of the solution.
"The positive results of these tests demonstrate that the Reactor
Containment Building has been constructed in accordance with the highest international safety standards, and displaying exemplary quality performance," added Al Hammadi.
The volumetric radioactive material inventory for selected isotopes inside the
containment building is depicted in Figure 8.
In order to quantify the SSI effect from a total risk perspective, the seismic responses of a pressurized water reactor (PWR)
containment building structure in three soil conditions, that is, fixed, hard, and soft, are analyzed, and then, these are utilized for the basic information in the SPRA.
The unique creation is designed to facilitate monitoring and demolition of the previous
containment building following the 1986 disaster while securing the remaining radioactive material.
After observing high radiation levels in the
containment building and elevated temperatures in the core, plant engineers were convinced that some degree of fuel melting had occurred, though they could not tell how much.
"Demolishing the pressurized reactor building, bioshield,
containment building and all hardware," he says, "reducing the site to 'greenfield status,' will require an additional $16 million dollar federal grant.
A nuclear power plant's
containment building is many times smaller than a skyscraper, making it a difficult target to hit.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) Tuesday announced the completion of the construction of the concrete dome for the Unit 2 Reactor
Containment Building (RCB), another major achievement in the development of the UAE's nuclear energy program.