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Description of BS 4975:1990 19901.1.1 This British Standard specifies the design, construction, inspection and testing of prestressed concrete pressure vessels (PCPV) for nuclear reactors, including components that are necessary to maintain the structural integrity and leaktightness of the vessels. However, such concrete pressure vessels are often closely integrated with the operation of the nuclear reactor and its auxiliary plant, and the various parts of the vessel may need to perform functions additional to the structural requirements of this standard. 1.1.2 The safety of concrete pressure vessels depends, firstly, on a correct assessment of the loadings likely to be applied to the vessel and, secondly, on the proper design of the vessel to accept these loadings. This standard covers only the second aspect, the first being the responsibility of the purchaser who has to meet any statutory or other regulations1). 1.1.3 The safety of concrete pressure vessels throughout their service lives also depends on proper operational procedures being adopted and adequate monitoring and inspection of the vessels during service life being carried out. As operational procedures are the responsibility of the operator they are not included in this standard. Monitoring and inspection are dealt with in 9.4. 1.1.4 Other components of the reactor pressure circuits, including those parts of the ancillary circuits that, for inspection, can be isolated from the primary circuit at any time without having to shut down the reactor, shall comply with the relevant British Standards and any additional requirements specified by the purchaser (see 1.5). 1.1.5 In addition to the definitive requirements, this standard also requires the items detailed in 1.5 to be documented. For compliance with this standard both the definitive requirements and the documented items need to be satisfied.
Design, construction, inspection and testing. Used for shielding and containing gas cooled nuclear reactors and are a form of civil engineering structure requiring particularly high integrity and ensured leak tightness.
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