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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1993
Chien-Chang Lin, Fremont, CA (US);
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus decrease the release of volatile radioactive iodine from a nuclear reactor pressure vessel containing a reactor core having fuel rods submerged in water. The method includes monitoring the pressure vessel to determine an accident condition and then injecting into the pressure vessel a stable iodide in liquid solution to mix with the reactor water for decreasing vaporization of volatile radioactive iodine discharged from the fuel rods. A reservoir initially stores the stable iodide in the liquid solution and is operatively joined to the pressure vessel through a supply conduit and a normally closed valve which is selectively opened following the accident condition to inject the stored iodide liquid solution into the pressure vessel to mix with the water therein.