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for the ones used at our plant they were thicker than the original shell - I think they were around 1 1/4". The thickness though all depends on the vessel design pressure and temp. The corners are rounded. They came with a supporting ASME code calculation - and they were U Stamp as a "PART".

It is not prohibited as previously stated but you could save yourself a lot of trouble by encapsulating the area instead of removing it.