Published 1997 | Version v1
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AP600 containment cooling plume investigation

  • 1. Westinghouse ESBU, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Description

The purpose of this investigation is to assess meteorological conditions which could be postulated to degrade the performance of the AP600 passive containment cooling design, by causing recirculation of part of the effluent plume back into the shield building air inlets. The effects which need to be considered are temperature inversions and strong winds. Existing studies which can be used to quantify the potential for recirculation for the AP600 design have been identified, and an assessment of applicability to AP600 is provided. 19 refs., 1 fig

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society, Inc.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international topical meeting on advanced reactors safety: Volume 1
Imprint Pagination
640 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 473-477.

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society (ANS) international meeting on advanced reactors safety.
Acronym
ARS '97
Dates
1-5 Jun 1997.
Place
Orlando, FL (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
29012845
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINMENT BUILDINGS; COOLING; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS; VENTS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WIND
Descriptors DEC
BUILDINGS; CONTAINMENT; COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-970607--Vol.1.