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PASSIVE EMERGENCY FEEDWATER SYSTEM

  • US 20120177168A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2012
  • Published: 07/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power module assembly comprising:

  • a reactor vessel containing a primary coolant;

    one or more inlets configured to draw a secondary coolant from the containment cooling pool in response to a loss of power event;

    one or more outlets submerged in the containment cooling pool and configured to vent the secondary coolant into the containment cooling pool;

    a heat exchanger configured to remove heat from the primary coolant, wherein the heat is removed by circulating the secondary coolant from the containment cooling pool through the heat exchanger via natural circulation and without intermixing the primary coolant and the secondary coolant.

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