Yu. I. OREKHOV, R. S. POMET’KO, Yu. A. SERGEEV Institute of Physics and Power Engineering,

Obninsk, Kuluga Region,

Russian Federation

Abstract

In addition to the evelutionary improvements and development of new additional devices and safety systems, much prominence is now given to the search of technical principals providing the enhanced safety for a NPP using new reactor design concepts as a whole. One of such concepts refers to the experience of the Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (IPPE), accumulated in the area of the exploitation of reactor channel loops for research purposes. A long-term experience of using such loops reveals that they feature a high reliability, safety and high technical and engineering parameters.

Introduction

In addition to the evelutionary improvements and development of new additional devices and safety systems, much prominence is now given to the search of technical principals providing the enhanced safety for a NPP using new reactor design concepts as a whole. One of such concepts refers to the experience of the Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (IPPE), accumulated in the area of the exploitation of reactor channel loops for research purposes. A long-term experience of using such loops reveals that they feature a high reliability, safety and high technical and engineering parameters.