IP Library Granted Patent US 10,037,825
Granted Patent B2
US 10,037,825 · App. 14/922,330 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Emission monitoring system for a venting system of a nuclear power plant

Inventor: Axel Hill (Stockstadt, DE)
Assignee: AREVA GmbH
G21C17/002G01N1/2247G21C9/004G21C13/022G21C17/028G21D3/04G01N2001/1037G01N2001/242G21C17/044G21C17/10G21C19/303Y02E30/40
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Patent No.
US 10,037,825
App. No.
14/922,330
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An emission monitoring system for a venting system of a nuclear power plant is configured for low consumption of energy and high reliability. The emission monitoring system has a pressure relief line connected to a containment and contains a high-pressure section, a low-pressure section, and a sampling line. The sampling line opens into the low-pressure section of the pressure relief line and is guided from there to a functional path and through the sampling line steam flows. A jet pump containing a pump fluid connector, a suction connector and an outlet connector is provided. A pump fluid feed line has an inlet side opening into the high-pressure section of the pressure relief line and is guided from there to the jet pump and connected to the pump fluid connector. A sample return line is guided from the functional path to the jet pump and connected to the suction connector.

Claims (20)

1. An emission monitoring system for a venting system of a nuclear power plant, the nuclear power plant having a containment, the emission monitoring system comprising:

a pressure relief line configured to receive emissions from the containment of the nuclear power plant and having a high-pressure portion and a low-pressure portion;

a functional section having at least one element selected from the group consisting of an online analyzer and a filter;

a sampling line having an intake mouth opening into said low-pressure portion of said pressure relief line and is lead therefrom to said functional section, through which sample stream can flow;

a jet pump having a propellant fitting, a suction fitting, and an outlet fitting;

a propellant supply line having an intake side opening into said high-pressure portion of said pressure relief line and is led from there to said jet pump and is connected to said propellant fitting; and

a sample return line leading from said functional section to said jet pump and is connected to said suction fitting.

2. The emission monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising a return line leading from said outlet fitting of said jet pump into said low-pressure portion of said pressure relief line and discharges therein on an outlet side.

3. The emission monitoring system according to claim 2 , wherein said sample return line has an outlet mouth disposed, viewed in a flow direction of vent stream in said pressure relief line, after said intake mouth of said sampling line.

4. The emission monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising a jacket pipe, at least one of said sampling line or said sample return line are led in said jacket pipe, through which a heating medium can flow.

5. The emission monitoring system according to claim 4 , wherein said jacket pipe is provided such that a partial stream of vent stream which is branched off is active as the heating medium in said pressure relief line.

6. The emission monitoring system according to claim 5 , wherein the heating medium is oriented in a same direction as the sample stream.

7. The emission monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein said functional section is disposed outside of said pressure relief line.

8. The emission monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein said functional section has a filter section with said filter, said filter including an aerosol filter and/or an iodine filter.

9. The emission monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein said functional section contains an analysis section having said online analyzer being one of a plurality of online analyzers selected from the group consisting of an aerosol analyzer, a noble gas analyzer, and an iodine analyzer, said online analyzers are configured for capturing associated radiological activities.

10. The emission monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising a throttle portion disposed between said high-pressure portion and said low-pressure portion.

11. The emission monitoring system according to claim 10 , wherein said throttle portion is a throttle orifice.

12. A nuclear power plant, comprising:

a venting system; and

an emission monitoring system according to claim 1 and connected to said venting system.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2018
From: AREVA GMBH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NP GMBH)
To: FRAMATOME GMBH
Reel/Frame 047658/0244 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2016
From: HILL, AXEL
To: AREVA GMBH
Reel/Frame 037455/0200 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 207 595 · Apr 25, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2014055804 · Mar 24, 2014
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