DEREST Debris Retention System Test Facility - LOCA: Qualification with respect to pressure loss, chemical effects and downstream effects

Main description

Qualification of debris retention systems designed to protect safety injection system (SIS) pumps and core components from clogging in the case of a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). Framatome's Debris Retention System Test Facility (DEREST) is designed to investigate processes following a LOCA in the region of the reactor sump as well as downstream the sump strainers.

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