Assessment of PUMA preliminary design

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:54607

Rohatgi, U; Jo, J; Parlatan, Y; Slovik, G

General Electric (GE) has submitted to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) an application for a design certification of their Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR). This reactor system is an advanced light water reactor (ALWR) concept that differs from previous GE BWR designs since the safety systems are based on passive systems. Some of the SBWR unique features include natural circulation during normal plant operation and a passive containment cooling system (PCCS) that condenses steam and returns the condensate back to the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) by gravity driven flows.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
• OSTI ID: 54607
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CP--0139; CONF-9410216--; ON: TI95001469
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DESIGN
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
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REACTOR SAFETY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT