Research Article

Effect of Elevated Temperature and Internal Pressure due to Severe Accidents on the Internal Pressure Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Containment Vessel

Table 4

Variation of internal pressures due to material uncertainty under SSC (MPa).

Limit statesUncertaintyPressure only200°C400°C600°C

Onset of leakageLower bound level0.9751.091.240.13
Upper bound level1.081.220.13
Functional failureLower bound level1.2871.391.431.35
Upper bound level1.371.401.32