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7. Pressurizer
7.1 Design and manufacturing
The pressurizer is a vertically-positioned cylindrical tank, around 13 m high, with a diameter of between 2.5 and 3 m, and a volume of 40 m 3 for 900 units, or 60 m 3 for 1300 units. It is connected to the CPP, but maintained at a higher temperature. It consists of several ferritic medium-alloy steel shells and two welded hemispherical bottoms, all internally lined with...
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Main primary circuit (CPP) and piping
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Law no. 2006-686 of June 13, 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety.
Arrêté du 26 février 1974 relatif à la construction du circuit primaire principal des chaudières nucléaires à eau (JORF du 12 mars 1974).
Arrêté du 10 novembre 1999 relatif à la surveillance de l'exploitation du circuit primaire principal et des circuits secondaires principaux des réacteurs...
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