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BORATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
CONT

Reactor coolant system emergency makeup and boration is provided by two core makeup tanks (CMTs) which contain approximately 70 m³ of borated water. Each CMT connects via an open line to the cold leg of the primary circuit and via a direct injection line to the reactor pressure vessel.

OBS

boration: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
DEF

Injection de bore dans le circuit de refroidissement primaire d’un réacteur à eau sous pression, effectuée afin de maîtriser la réactivité du cœur.

OBS

borication : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 21 décembre 2013.

Spanish

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