AP1000 | HOW IT WORKS
LOCA Response
Passive Core Cooling

Core Makeup Tanks Actuation

Once the pressurizer level drops to a specified setpoint, the Core Makeup Tanks (CMT) actuate. The inlet line to the CMTs heats up and drives natural recirculation to provide an injection flow through the Direct Vessel Injection (DVI) lines into the reactor core.

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