Nuclear power station
AssigneeRedschlag Holding GmbH
InventorOliver REDSCHLAG
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Abstract
A nuclear power station has a containment in which a reactor core is accommodated. According to the invention, an external cooling system for cooling the containment in the event of an accident is associated with the containment. The cooling system in particular has a coolant reservoir that is configured as a lake or is lake-like, and in which the containment is in contact with a coolant or may be brought into contact with a coolant, in particular a liquid coolant, in the event of an accident.
Claims9
Nuclear power station, comprising:
- a) an internal containment in which a reactor core is accommodated;
- b) an external cooling system configured for cooling the containment in the event of an accident is operatively associated with the containment;
- c) the cooling system includes a coolant reservoir configured as a lake;
- d) the containment is configured for being brought into contact with a coolant from the cooling system, in the event of an accident;
- e) the containment being located in the coolant reservoir;
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- f) a device being provided for flooding the containment, and the flooding device being operatively associated with the coolant reservoir for flooding the coolant reservoir in the event of an accident.
Method for cooling a containment of a nuclear power station in the event of an accident, the method comprising:
- a) providing a coolant reservoir using a coolant;
- b) situating the containment in the coolant reservoir;
- c) cooling the containment in the coolant reservoir in an accident situation using a coolant;
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- d) flooding the coolant reservoir in which the containment is situated in the event of an accident.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.