Containment building with a window
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsJoël Rain, Jean-Philippe Savary, Jean-Clément Nugue
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AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsJoël Rain, Jean-Philippe Savary, Jean-Clément Nugue
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A containment building includes a wall made of a material of the concrete type that delimits a space and at least one viewing module, the viewing module including at least one window arranged in an opening in the wall, the window having a frame in which at least one optical unit that provides protection from high-energy and/or neutron radiation is placed, the frame being fitted in the opening, the viewing module also having a protective element that includes a sash bearing a pane and is arranged so as to close the opening at the face on the inside of the building, the viewing module thus including at least one interface between two surfaces. The containment building also includes at least one sealing system arranged at at least one interface.
A containment building comprising a wall made of a concrete material that delimits a space and at least one viewing module, said viewing module comprising at least one window arranged in an opening in the wall, said window having a frame in which at least one optical unit that provides protection from high-energy and/or neutron radiation is placed, said frame being fitted in the opening, the viewing module also having a protective element that comprises a sash bearing a pane and is arranged so as to close the opening at a face on the inside of the containment building, said viewing module thus comprising at least one interface between two surfaces,
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