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Apr 26, 2012
Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant Repair Project
Publication: Grouting and Ground Treatment
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Humboldt Bay Power Plant was one of the first nuclear power plants built in the United States over 30 years ago. The reactor was constructed utilizing a 60 ft. diameter caisson with internal divider walls, which was, sunk approximately 70 ft. below sea level, mucked out, plugged with a 6 ft. thick underwater tremie concrete placement and then pumped out. By design, the tremie concrete was covered by a 6 inch layer of drain rock, a 6 inch concrete slab, and in some areas a 3/16 inch steel liner plate which functioned as a tank for holding liquid (water) within the structure. The drain rock and a series of drainpipes through the divider walls routed any leakage to a sump where it could be pumped out.
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© 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bays
- Coastal engineering
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Concrete
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Drainage
- Energy engineering
- Energy infrastructure
- Energy sources (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Equipment and machinery
- Infrastructure
- Irrigation engineering
- Lifeline systems
- Materials engineering
- Non-renewable energy
- Nuclear power
- Power plants
- Project management
- Pumps
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Walls
- Water and water resources
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Monica M. Rourke
BBZ USA, Inc., Director of Technical Services
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