AB.RC-0004 — Natural Circulation
Purpose
Provides operator actions for establishing and maintaining natural circulation of the RCS when all reactor coolant pumps are stopped.
Key Actions / Information
Exam — 2018 Q79
AB.RC-0004 is used to cool RCP seals following a concurrent loss of seal injection and thermal barrier CCW when RCP Seal Inlet Temperatures are NOT ALL less than 225 °F. IAW AB.RCP-0001 Attachment 2 Step 5.0, if any RCP Seal Inlet Temperature is ≥ 225 °F, the crew performs AB.RC-0004 for seal cooling via natural circulation. If ALL RCP Seal Inlet Temperatures ARE less than 225 °F, the crew performs AB.RCP-0001 Attachment 4 (Re-establishing RCP Seal Cooling) instead.
Connections
- Related systems: RCPs, RCS
- Related procedures: AB.RCP-0001 — RCP Abnormality
- Related exam questions: 2018 Q79
- Related exam: 2018 NRC Written Exam