Research Article

Verification of the Efficacy of Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners in a Typical Pressurized Water Reactor under a Station Blackout Condition

Table 4

PAR distribution details.

#PARLocationCapacityElevation (ft)Compartment

1IRWST vent stack areaMiddle97
2IRWST vent stack areaMiddle97
3IRWST vent stack areaMiddle97
4IRWST vent stack areaMiddle97
5In-core instrument tube chaseSmall120
6Cavity upper chamber roomSmall95
7Regenerative heat exchanger roomSmall146
8Pressurizer compartmentSmall194
9Pathway between annular and lower compartmentsMiddle102
10Pathway between annular and lower compartmentsMiddle102
11Pathway between annular and lower compartmentsMiddle116
12Pathway between annular and lower compartmentsMiddle116
13Pathway between annular and lower compartmentsMiddle138
14Pathway between annular and lower compartmentsMiddle138
15Steam generator roomLarge147
16Steam generator roomLarge147
17Steam generator roomLarge182
18Steam generator roomLarge182
19Upper compartmentLarge185
20Upper compartmentLarge185
21Upper compartmentLarge185
22Upper compartmentLarge185
23Containment dome areaLarge270
24Containment dome areaLarge270
25Containment dome areaLarge270
26Containment dome areaLarge270
27Containment dome areaLarge270
28Containment dome areaLarge270
29Containment dome areaLarge270
30Containment dome areaLarge270