Passive emergency heat rejection concepts for CANDU reactors

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5804862

Spinks, N J ^[1]; Rabbat, R ^[2]

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1. Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Ontario (Canada)
2. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)

Canada deuterium uranium (CANDU) plant protection requires the execution of four functions: reactor shutdown, primary coolant system depressurization, core cooling, and containment. Operating plants use two redundant and diverse means for passive reactor shutdown while pumps are employed in each of the two systems for emergency core cooling. This paper focuses on the application of passive design principles to the emergency heat rejection functions of depressurization, core cooling, and containment cooling.

• OSTI ID: 5804862
• Report Number(s): CONF-930601--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 68; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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