Using an Adapter to Perform the Chalfant-Style Containment Vessel Periodic Maintenance Leak-Rate Test

Year
2011
Author(s)
Bradley M. Loftin - Savannah River National Laboratory
Glenn Abramczyk - Savannah River National Laboratory
Donald T. Trapp - Savannah River National Laboratory
Abstract
the Savannah River National Laboratory was asked to develop an adapter for performing the leak-rate test of a Chalfant-style containment vessel. The PT&PS organization collaborated with designers at the Department of Energy’s Pantex Plant to develop the adapter currently in use for performing the leak-rate testing on the containment vessels. This paper will give the history of leak-rate testing of the Chalfant-style containment vessels, discuss the design concept for the adapter, give an overview of the design, and will present results of the testing done using the adapter.