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MAIN STEAM SAFETY VALVE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Safety relief valve(mainly used for main steam BWRs [boiling water reactors]).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Sur les REB [réacteurs à eau bouillante] de GE Co, les soupapes de sûreté (soupapes de sûreté-décharge ou «safety relief valve») peuvent être commandées à l’ouverture par un actionneur pneumatique.

Key term(s)
  • soupape de sûreté décharge

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2005-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Given a diagram, label the following components, show the main steam and water connection between them, and indicate the direction of flow : boiler(steam generator), safety valve, atmospheric steam discharge valve(ASDV), emergency stop valve, governor valve, HP turbine, moisture separator, reheater, LP turbine, condenser, condensate extraction pump, feedheaters, deaerator, and boiler feed pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Sur un schéma, identifier les éléments qui suivent, indiquer les conduites de vapeur et d'eau entre eux, et préciser la direction de l'écoulement : générateur de vapeur, soupape de sécurité, vanne de décharge de la vapeur dans l'atmosphère, vanne d'arrêt d'urgence, vanne de régulation, turbine haute-pression, séparateur d'humidité, réchauffeur, turbine basse-pression, condenseur, pompe d'extraction du condensat, réchauffeurs d'eau, dégazeurs, pompe d'alimentation du générateur de vapeur.

Spanish

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