Fuel Pool Cooling & Purification System

Question 1

State the functions of the Fuel Pool Cooling and Purification system.

Answer 1

Provides radiation shielding to limit personnel dose rates.
Removes decay heat from the spent fuel stored in the Spent Fuel Pool.
Maintains purity of the water in the Spent Fuel Pool, Refueling Cavity, and Refueling Water Tank.

Question 2

State the purpose of the Fuel Pool

Answer 2

Provides location to store spent fuel assemblies, to allow decay of radioactive fission products, removal of decay heat, and prevention of a sustained nuclear chain reaction (criticality).

Question 3

State the purpose of the Fuel Pool Filter

Answer 3

Removes insoluble particles from the aligned water source (Spent Fuel Pool, Refueling Water Tank, Refueling Cavity).

Question 4

State the purpose of the Fuel Pool Ion Exchanger

Answer 4

Removes soluble ionic material from the water source.