- Patent Title: Three-way valve operational to both transfer steam to a decontamination water tank under one accident situation and discharge the steam to atmosphere under a different accident situation
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Application No.: US16221797Application Date: 2018-12-17
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Publication No.: US11646123B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Sung Il Kim , Kwang Soon Ha , Jin-Ho Song , Yong Mann Song , Byeonghee Lee
- Applicant: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
- Priority: KR 20170175022 2017.12.19
- Main IPC: G21C9/00
- IPC: G21C9/00 ; G21D3/06 ; G21D1/02 ; G21F9/00 ; G21C17/00 ; G21C9/012 ; G21C19/30

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a nuclear power plant main steam system that reduces the atmospheric discharge of radioactive materials generated in an accident. The system includes: a decontamination water tank containing decontamination water; and a connection pipe for connecting the decontamination water tank to a main steam pipe which connects a steam generator and a turbine. A main steam safety valve or a connection valve is provided as a three-way valve configured to discharge the generated steam to the atmosphere when an accident occurs within a design basis and to transfer the generated steam to the decontamination water tank when an accident involving damage to nuclear fuel occurs. The main steam system reduces discharge of radioactive materials to the atmosphere when a containment bypass accident (e.g., a steam generator tube rupture caused by high-temperature steam) occurs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190189299A1 MAIN STREAM FOR REDUCING RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TO ATMOSPHERE UNDER SEVERE ACCIDENT Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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