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Its Maritime Day, which means that I post pictures of the NS Savannah.
They have unfortunately removed all of the fun parts over the last two years. However this shows the pressurizer (ominous rusty cylinder on the right) and one of the two normal entrances into the containment vessel. They have cut a new and much larger entrance into the side of the containment vessel, which is where this picture was taken from.
The primary system of the reactor runs at 508 degrees F (approx). To prevent the water coolant in the primary system from instantly flashing into steam, it is pressurized to 1750 PSI. The pressurizer generates and controls the pressure in the system by boiling and/or condensing the coolant with electric heaters. From cold, it takes three days to get the reactor up to temperature and pressure.
They have unfortunately removed all of the fun parts over the last two years. However this shows the pressurizer (ominous rusty cylinder on the right) and one of the two normal entrances into the containment vessel. They have cut a new and much larger entrance into the side of the containment vessel, which is where this picture was taken from.
The primary system of the reactor runs at 508 degrees F (approx). To prevent the water coolant in the primary system from instantly flashing into steam, it is pressurized to 1750 PSI. The pressurizer generates and controls the pressure in the system by boiling and/or condensing the coolant with electric heaters. From cold, it takes three days to get the reactor up to temperature and pressure.
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