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

Claim 2:
3. A method of releasing effluent within a nuclear containment into a spent fuel pool, comprising:
sensing a pressure within the nuclear containment;
routing a portion of the effluent into the spent fuel pool, based on the pressure reaching a threshold, wherein the routing includes introducing the portion of the effluent into water in the spent fuel pool through a sparger supported proximate to the bottom of the spent fuel pool; and
releasing a chemical into the spent fuel pool, based on the portion of the effluent being routed to the spent fuel pool, wherein the releasing comprises releasing the chemical into the spent fuel pool at a location proximate to the sparger, wherein the location is proximate to the bottom of the spent fuel pool.