Temporary Cooling System for Critical Loads During Recirculation Cooling Water (RCW) System Outage

Abstract

As part of the Point Lepreau Refurbishment Project, Recirculation Cooling Water (RCW) system will be shutdown for maintenance activity. During the RCW outage, alternate cooling flow for critical heat loads such as Spent Fuel Bay (SFB), D2O vapour dryers and Instrument Air Compressor Coolers will be provided through a temporary cooling system to remove approximately 3MW of heat. This paper describes a practical strategy to build in the temporary cooling system for this project. Major equipment involved, piping modifications required and system reliability analysis are also addressed.