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LOSS DECAY HEAT REMOVAL ACCIDENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total loss of decay heat removal circuits 1, record 1, English, total%20loss%20of%20decay%20heat%20removal%20circuits
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- loss of decay heat removal accident 2, record 1, English, loss%20of%20decay%20heat%20removal%20accident
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hypothetical [reactor] accident in which all three independent secondary sodium circuits suddenly and simultaneously go out of action. 1, record 1, English, - total%20loss%20of%20decay%20heat%20removal%20circuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this case the residual power in the core would be removed mainly by convection through the reactor vessels to the emergency cooling system. The temperature of the reactor block would rise until the power removed by thermal radiation offset the residual power, which would decrease over time. To ensure that all the reactor structures remain undamaged, this temperature must be below 720°C. 1, record 1, English, - total%20loss%20of%20decay%20heat%20removal%20circuits
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accident de disparition des circuits normaux d'évacuation de la puissance
1, record 1, French, accident%20de%20disparition%20des%20circuits%20normaux%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation%20de%20la%20puissance
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- DCNEP 1, record 1, French, DCNEP
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] il peut arriver que les pompes primaires et les boucles secondaires soient indisponibles : c'est l'accident de disparition des circuits normaux d'évacuation de la puissance (DCNEP). On estime que cet accident ne devrait pas arriver plus d'une fois dans la vie de la centrale. 1, record 1, French, - accident%20de%20disparition%20des%20circuits%20normaux%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation%20de%20la%20puissance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- D.C.N.E.P.
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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