storage pool

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function in nuclear reactors

  • Temelín Nuclear Power Plant, South Bohemia, Czech Republic
    In nuclear reactor: Fueling and refueling LWRs

    …removed fuel stored in the storage pool not only is highly radioactive but also continues to produce energy (referred to as decay heat). This energy is removed by natural circulation of the water in the storage pool. During the 1960s, when the nuclear industry was in its early stage, it…

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