Containment air cleaning for LMFBRs

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5942791

Hilliard, R. K.; McCormack, J. D.; Postma, A. K.; Owen, R. K.

A variety of air cleaning concepts was evaluated for potential use in future sodium-cooled breeder reactors. A 3-stage aqueous scrubber system was selected for large-scale demonstration testing under conditions similar to those postulated for containment venting and purging during reactor melt-through accidents. Two tests were performed in the Containment Systems Test Facility using a quench tank, a jet venturi scrubber and a high efficiency fibrous scrubber in series. The results of two tests with Na/sub 2/0/sub 2/ and Na0H aerosol and NaI vapor are presented showing >99.9% removal of Na/sub 2/0/sub 2/ and Na0H and >99.7% for NaI.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-14-2170
• OSTI ID: 5942791
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-1713-FP; CONF-790816-56; TRN: 79-020811
• Resource Relation: Conference: International meeting on fast reactor safety technology, Seattle, WA, USA, 19 Aug 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
AIR CLEANING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
CONTAINMENT BUILDINGS
LMFBR TYPE REACTORS
EVALUATION
BREEDER REACTORS
CONTAINMENT
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS
REACTORS
TESTING
220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety
210500 - Power Reactors
Breeding