Hot leg relief system

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1975-05-01

1977-12-20

Engle, Samuel W.

176 60, 176 65, G21C 900

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040640019

ABSTRACT:
A system is provided for the relief of excess pressure from the hot leg of a nuclear reactor to the cold leg on the occurrence of a loss of coolant accident. This system includes a conduit connecting the hot leg with the cold leg. The conduit further includes a check valve which is operated on the basis of differential pressure so that during normal operation the valve is closed.

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patent: 3528884 (1970-09-01), Collier et al.
patent: 3734823 (1973-05-01), Brown
patent: 3788944 (1974-01-01), Stracke et al.
patent: 3834987 (1974-09-01), Cook et al.
"Steam Generation", Power, 4/70 pp. 90-91.

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