Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is replacing its 6M nuclear shipping fleet with 9977 shipping packages, which were designed by Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). The new packages require PNNL to perform a preshipment leak test on the lid seals of the containment vessel before the package is shipped on public roads. Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) developed a preshipment leak test using a TM Electronics Solution leak tester for PNNL. The Solution is an automatic vacuum leak tester that uses the Gas Pressure Rise leak test method to check the O-ring lid seals and the test port plug seal. The two tests take three minutes each to perform. Because the Solution is fully automatic, the leak test can be done by operators after a few hours of training. This paper describes the test equipment and the testing sequence.
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ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Division/K-PVP Conference
July 18–22, 2010
Bellevue, Washington, USA
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Preshipment Leak Testing of 9977 Containment Vessels With the TM Electronics Solution Model S1A-L2-V Leak Tester Available to Purchase
Donald J. Trapp
Donald J. Trapp
Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC
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Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC
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PVP2010-26095, pp. 573-577; 5 pages
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January 10, 2011
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Trapp, DJ. "Preshipment Leak Testing of 9977 Containment Vessels With the TM Electronics Solution Model S1A-L2-V Leak Tester." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Division/K-PVP Conference. ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference: Volume 7. Bellevue, Washington, USA. July 18–22, 2010. pp. 573-577. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2010-26095
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