Pressure suppression system
Abstract
A pressure suppression 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 an enclosed gravity driven cooling system (GDCS) pool is disposed above the wetwell pool in the containment vessel. The GDCS pool includes a plenum for receiving through an inlet the non-condensable gas carried with steam from the drywell following a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). A condenser is disposed in the GDCS plenum for condensing the steam channeled therein and to trap the non-condensable gas therein. A method of operation includes draining the GDCS pool following the LOCA and channeling steam released into the drywell following the LOCA into the GDCS plenum for cooling along with the non-condensable gas carried therewith for trapping the gas therein.
- Inventors:
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- San Jose, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869534
- Patent Number(s):
- 5353318
- 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; inlet; carried; steam; following; loss-of-coolant; accident; loca; condenser; condensing; channeled; trap; method; operation; draining; channeling; released; therewith; trapping; gdcs pool; pressure suppression; wetwell pool; reactor pressure; containment vessel; pressure vessel; disposed inside; non-condensable gas; therein containing; steam released; gas therein; vessel surrounding; gravity driven; carried therewith; enclosed wetwell; driven cooling; drywell therein; coolant accident; /376/
Citation Formats
Gluntz, Douglas M. Pressure suppression system. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Gluntz, Douglas M. Pressure suppression system. United States.
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"Pressure suppression system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869534.
@article{osti_869534,
title = {Pressure suppression system},
author = {Gluntz, Douglas M},
abstractNote = {A pressure suppression 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 an enclosed gravity driven cooling system (GDCS) pool is disposed above the wetwell pool in the containment vessel. The GDCS pool includes a plenum for receiving through an inlet the non-condensable gas carried with steam from the drywell following a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). A condenser is disposed in the GDCS plenum for condensing the steam channeled therein and to trap the non-condensable gas therein. A method of operation includes draining the GDCS pool following the LOCA and channeling steam released into the drywell following the LOCA into the GDCS plenum for cooling along with the non-condensable gas carried therewith for trapping the gas therein.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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