Boiling water type nuclear power plant

• US 10,446,279 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2015
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi-Ge Nuclear Energy Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi-Ge Nuclear Energy Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Onishi, Yuriko, Yoshikawa, Kazuhiro, Sumikawa, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Marshall P
• Application Number:
  US14/831,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20160055924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,517 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G21C 1/084 Boiling water reactors
• CPC Class Codes: G21C 15/182 comprising powered means, e.g. pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G21D 1/02 Arrangements of auxiliary equipment
• CPC Class Codes: G21D 3/04 Safety arrangements emergency protection of reactor G21C9/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 30/00 Energy generation of nuclear origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 30/30 Nuclear fission reactors

Abstract

To more reliably supply cooling water to a reactor pressure vessel and a reactor containment vessel using a back-up building if a severe accident should occur, a boiling water type nuclear power plant includes a nuclear reactor building including a reactor containment vessel, and an external building, which is installed independently outside the nuclear reactor building and which has an anti-hazard property. The external building has a power source and an operating panel independent of the nuclear reactor building. The boiling water type nuclear power plant includes a water injection pump installed inside the external building, an alternative water injection pipe performing water injection at least on a reactor pressure vessel or the reactor containment vessel in the nuclear reactor building from the water injection pump, and a valve connected to the alternative water injection pipe, making it possible to perform alternative water injection if a severe accident occurs.

Claims

1. A boiling water nuclear power plant comprising:

a nuclear reactor building including a reactor containment vessel and a reactor pressure vessel;

an external building which is installed independently outside the nuclear reactor building, which includes a power source and an operating panel independent of the nuclear reactor building, and which has an anti-hazard property;

a water injection pump installed inside the external building;

a water injection pipe configured to perform water injection on at least the reactor pressure vessel or the reactor containment vessel in the nuclear reactor building from the water injection pump; and

a valve connected to the water injection pipe;

wherein the valve connected to the water injection pipe includes valves arranged inside the nuclear reactor building and valves arranged outside the nuclear reactor building, and the valves arranged inside the nuclear reactor building include a valve operated to be kept constantly open and a check valve which are arranged outside the reactor containment vessel; and

wherein the check valve allows water injection from the outside into the nuclear reactor building and prevents backward flow.

2. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein a branching-off pipe is provided at one of the water injection pipes;

and a hose connection portion allowing connection of a hose of a pumper vehicle is provided at an end of the branching-off pipe.

3. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 2, wherein the branching-off pipe is provided inside the external building;

and the hose connection portion is arranged inside the external building.

4. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 2, wherein the branching-off pipe is provided inside the external building;

and the hose connection portion is arranged outside the external building.

5. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 2, wherein the branching-off pipe is provided inside the nuclear reactor building;

and the hose connection portion is arranged outside the nuclear reactor building.

6. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 2, wherein the external building includes a garage storing the pumper vehicle.

7. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of water injection pipes includes a first water injection pipe performing water injection on the reactor pressure vessel, and a second water injection pipe performing water injection on other portions of the boiling water nuclear power plant; and

the boiling water nuclear power plant includes a bypass pipe performing water injection on the first water injection pipe from the second water injection pipe, and a valve installed at the bypass pipe.

8. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 2, comprising, at a position different from the external building, a garage storing the pumper vehicle.

9. A boiling water nuclear power plant comprising:

a nuclear reactor building including a reactor containment vessel and a reactor pressure vessel;

an external building which is installed independently outside the nuclear reactor building, which includes a power source and an operating panel independent of the nuclear reactor building, and which has an anti-hazard property;

a water injection pump installed inside the external building;

a water injection pipe configured to perform water injection on at least the reactor pressure vessel or the reactor containment vessel in the nuclear reactor building from the water injection pump; and

a valve connected to the water injection pipe;

wherein the valve connected to the water injection pipe includes valves arranged inside the nuclear reactor building and valves arranged outside the nuclear reactor building, the valves arranged inside the nuclear reactor building including a valve operated to be kept constantly open and a check valve which are arranged outside the reactor containment vessel, and the valves arranged inside the nuclear reactor building are connected to a water injection port inside the nuclear reactor building via an up-grade water injection pipe;

wherein the check valve allows water injection from the outside into the nuclear reactor building and prevents backward flow; and

a water discharge mechanism including a flow rate restrictor is provided at the lowermost point of the up-grade water injection pipe in the nuclear reactor building.

10. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 9, wherein a branching-off pipe is provided at the water injection pipe;

and a hose connection portion allowing connection of a hose of a pumper vehicle is provided at an end of the branching-off pipe.

11. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 10, wherein the branching-off pipe is provided inside the external building;

and the hose connection portion is arranged inside the external building.

12. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 10, wherein the branching-off pipe is provided inside the external building;

and the hose connection portion is arranged outside the external building.

13. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 10, wherein the branching-off pipe is provided inside the nuclear reactor building;

and the hose connection portion is arranged outside the nuclear reactor building.

14. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 10, wherein the external building includes a garage storing the pumper vehicle.

15. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 9, wherein:

the water injection pipe includes a first water injection pipe performing water injection on the reactor pressure vessel, and a second water injection pipe performing water injection on other portions of the boiling water nuclear power plant; and

the boiling water nuclear power plant includes a bypass pipe performing water injection on the first water injection pipe from the second water injection pipe, and a valve installed at the bypass pipe.

16. The boiling water nuclear power plant according to claim 10, comprising, at a position different from the external building, a garage storing the pumper vehicle.