A circular opening in the flat end of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel is 254 mm in diameter. A circular steel plate 2.54 mm thick, with tensile yield stress Y = 241 MPa, is used as a cover for the opening. When the cover plate is inserted in the opening, its edges are clamped securely. Determine the maximum internal pressure to which the vessel may be subjected if it is limited by the condition that it must not exceed one-third the pressure that will cause general yielding of the cover plate. E = 200 GPa for steel.
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