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Device for recovery of fluid contained in the coolant circuit of a nuclear reactor

US5802128A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 1997
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The recovery device includes a first tank containing a volume of water open in the inner space of the safety containment and a closed second tank isolated from the inner space of the safety containment. The second tank is smaller than the first tank, and is at least partly immersed in the water contained in the first tank. The inner volume of the immersed part of the second tank is placed in communication with the volume of water contained in the first tank by strainers. A discharge pipe is connected at one of its ends to a discharge point of the coolant circuit of the nuclear reactor and includes an end part opposite the discharge point opening into the interior of the second tank.

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