A Scenario for the Containment Failure of Baneberry.

Abstract

A ground motion calculation for the Baneberry nuclear event is described here. A scenario is presented which indicates that the containment failure was due to the lack of a 'mystical, magical membrane' around the Baneberry cavity. This membrane failed to form due to the negligible yield strength of the working point material which was over 50% montmorillonite clay. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA067522

Entities

People

  • Norton Rimer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Geological Surveys
  • Ground Shock
  • Groundwater
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Materials
  • Membranes
  • Phase Transformations
  • Porous Materials
  • Radial Stress
  • Residual Stress
  • Residuals
  • Specific Volume
  • Stresses
  • Surveys
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.