Patent ID: 11862349
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of releasing an atmospheric effluent within a nuclear containment to an atmosphere surrounding the nuclear containment, the nuclear containment being adjacent to an associated spent fuel pool that is located outside the nuclear containment, the method comprising:
sensing a pressure buildup within the nuclear containment;
routing a portion of the atmospheric effluent through the spent fuel pool when a pressure buildup within the nuclear containment reaches a preselected value, wherein the routing includes introducing the atmospheric effluent into water in the spent fuel pool through a sparger supported near or at a bottom of the spent fuel pool; and
releasing a chemical into the spent fuel pool, based on the routing, to facilitate a reaction with the atmospheric effluent to substantially neuter any deleterious environmental impact of the atmospheric effluent, wherein the releasing comprises releasing the chemical into water within the spent fuel pool at an elevation near the bottom of the spent fuel pool proximate to the sparger.