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| Year | Description |
| 1991 | Invention patented by Gary I. Borchardt, Larry E. Fennern, and Wayne Marquino on June 13th, 1991. Abstract: A BWR coolant recirculation system includes a pump deck disposed in a downcomer and fixedly joined to a reactor pressure vessel and reactor core shroud. A plurality of circumferentially spaced reactor internal pumps (RIPs) are joined to the deck and operable in a pumping mode for pumping downwardly a reactor coolant from the downcomer and into a core inlet. In a pump inoperable mode, a portion of the coolant bypasses the RIPs for allowing increased natural recirculation of the coolant from the downcomer and into the core inlet. |
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