Published February 8, 1985 | Version v1
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Emergency cooling process and device for nuclear reactor containment

Creators

Description

The emergency cooling system of a PWR containment, according to the principal patent, comprises a turbine fed by the humid air of the containment, a condenser in which the air flowing out of the turbine is dryed and cooled by an external coolant and a compressor actuated by the turbine and returning the dryed air in the containment

Availability note (English)

Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (France).

Abstract (French)

Le dispositif de refroidissement post-accidentel de l'enceinte de confinement d'un reacteur nucleaire a eau sous pression selon le brevet principal, caracterise en ce qu'il comprend en serie une turbine alimentee par l'air humide contenu dans l'enceinte, un condenseur dans lequel l'air sortant de la turbine est asseche et refroidi par un fluide de refroidissement externe et un compresseur actionne par la turbine et renvoyant l'air asseche dans l'enceinte

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Procede et dispositif de refroidissement post-accidentel de l'enceinte de confinement d'un reacteur nucleaire

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
12 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c15/18.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c15/18.
Patent number
FR patent document 2550371/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
17040568
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINMENT; ECCS; OPERATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
FR patent application 8312996.