Manufacturing of the Canister Shells T54 & T55

Heikki Raiko

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Abstract

This report constitutes a summary of the manufacturing test of the disposal canister copper shells T54 and T55. The copper billets were manufactured at Luvata Pori Oy, Finland. The hot-forming and machining of the copper shells were made at Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes, Reisholz mill, Germany. The pipes were manufactured with the pierce and draw method. After the manufacture and non-destructive inspections the shells were cut in pieces and three parts of each shell were taken for destructive testing. The parts were the bottom plate, a ring from the middle of the cylinder and a ring from the top of the cylinder. The destructive testing was made by Luvata Pori Oy. The results of the examinations showed that both of the test produced copper shells fulfilled all the specified requirements as for soundness (integrity), mechanical properties, chemical composition, dimensions, hardness and grain size. This report is compiled by Heikki Raiko of VTT from the written documentation produced by the organisations mentioned above.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationOlkiluoto
PublisherPosiva
Number of pages101
Publication statusPublished - 2008
MoE publication typeD4 Published development or research report or study

Publication series

SeriesPosiva Working Report
Number2008-73

Keywords

  • pierce&draw –method
  • copper canister
  • disposal of spent nuclear fuel

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