Pressure suppression containment system
Abstract
A pressure suppression containment system includes a containment vessel surrounding a reactor pressure vessel and defining a drywell therein containing a non-condensable gas. An enclosed wetwell pool is disposed inside the containment vessel, and a gravity driven cooling system (GDCS) pool is disposed above the wetwell pool in the containment vessel. The wetwell pool includes a plenum for receiving the non-condensable gas carried with steam from the drywell following a loss-of coolant-accident (LOCA). The wetwell plenum is vented to a plenum above the GDCS pool following the LOCA for suppressing pressure rise within the containment vessel. A method of operation includes channeling steam released into the drywell following the LOCA into the wetwell pool for cooling along with the non-condensable gas carried therewith. The GDCS pool is then drained by gravity, and the wetwell plenum is vented into the GDCS plenum for channeling the non-condensable gas thereto.
- Inventors:
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- San Jose, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869195
- Patent Number(s):
- 5295168
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-90SF18494
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pressure; suppression; containment; vessel; surrounding; reactor; defining; drywell; therein; containing; non-condensable; gas; enclosed; wetwell; pool; disposed; inside; gravity; driven; cooling; gdcs; plenum; receiving; carried; steam; following; loss-of; coolant-accident; loca; vented; suppressing; rise; method; operation; channeling; released; therewith; drained; thereto; gdcs pool; pressure suppression; wetwell pool; reactor pressure; containment vessel; pressure vessel; disposed inside; non-condensable gas; therein containing; suppression containment; steam released; vessel surrounding; gravity driven; carried therewith; enclosed wetwell; driven cooling; drywell therein; /376/
Citation Formats
Gluntz, Douglas M, and Townsend, Harold E. Pressure suppression containment system. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Gluntz, Douglas M, & Townsend, Harold E. Pressure suppression containment system. United States.
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"Pressure suppression containment system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869195.
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title = {Pressure suppression containment system},
author = {Gluntz, Douglas M and Townsend, Harold E},
abstractNote = {A pressure suppression containment system includes a containment vessel surrounding a reactor pressure vessel and defining a drywell therein containing a non-condensable gas. An enclosed wetwell pool is disposed inside the containment vessel, and a gravity driven cooling system (GDCS) pool is disposed above the wetwell pool in the containment vessel. The wetwell pool includes a plenum for receiving the non-condensable gas carried with steam from the drywell following a loss-of coolant-accident (LOCA). The wetwell plenum is vented to a plenum above the GDCS pool following the LOCA for suppressing pressure rise within the containment vessel. A method of operation includes channeling steam released into the drywell following the LOCA into the wetwell pool for cooling along with the non-condensable gas carried therewith. The GDCS pool is then drained by gravity, and the wetwell plenum is vented into the GDCS plenum for channeling the non-condensable gas thereto.},
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year = {Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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