A METHOD OF REMOVING CHARGED PARTICLES FROM THE COOLANT FLUID IN A NUCLEAR PLANT

摘要

This invention relates to a nuclear plant (10) having a reactor vessel (12) and a fluid circuit (14) including flow path defining means (16), defining a flow path for circulating a reactor coolant fluid from and to the reactor vessel (12). The nuclear plant (10) includes a particle collection zone (52, 60) defined along at least part of the length of the flow path, and particle deflection means (30) arranged in particle deflecting relationship with the flow path to deflect particles from a fluid stream in the flow path into or toward the particle collection zone (52, 60).