COOLANT RADIOLYSIS AND HYDROGEN EXPLOSION PROTECTION FOR THE VK-50 BOILING-WATER REACTOR VESSEL

摘要

The results of investigations of the hydrogen explosion protection of the vessel of a boiling water reactor with natural circulation of the coolant are presented. The experimental data on the emission of radiolytic gases in different operating regimes of the reactor are analyzed. It is shown that the technology, perfected on the VK-50 facility, for burning radiolytic hydrogen during normal operation and in emergency regimes with a leak in the coolant loop is effective.