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APPLICATION OF ICE CONDENSERS IN NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.

[In Dutch. / En néerlandais.]

Author(s) : DARMOUTOMO A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT CAN BE DEVELOPED WITH DRAMATIC RESULTS. WESTINGHOUSE DEVELOPED A SAFETY SYSTEM WITH THE USE OF A LARGE ICE CONTAINER. WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE REACTOR VESSEL RISES TOO HIGH THE SAFETY VALVES ARE OPENED AND THE STEAM WHICH IS FORMED IN THIS CASE IS CONDENSED ON A LARGE ICE SURFACE. THE COLD, ACCUMULATED IN THE ICE WILL PREVENT TOO HIGH A RISE OF TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE IN THE OUTER REACTOR VESSEL. IN THIS WAY NO RADIATION WILL GO TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE SYSTEM AND DISCUSSES THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLICATION OF AN ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION MACHINE.

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  • Original title: [In Dutch. / En nĂ©erlandais.]
  • Record ID : 1988-0376
  • Languages: Dutch
  • Source: Koeltech. Klim. - vol. 79 - n. 8
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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