Maintenance of nuclear power plants (NSSS components) : Steam generators (SG)

Steam generators (SG)
Maintenance of nuclear power plants (NSSS components)

Author : Jean-Pierre HUTIN

Review date: April 26, 2021 | Lire en français

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5. Steam generators (SG)

5.1 Design and manufacturing

Steam generators (SGs) have come a long way, but to keep things simple, we'll distinguish between four more or less homogeneous families: on the one hand, the SGs that originally equipped the three stages – GV 900, GV 1300 and GV N4 – and, on the other, the replacement SGs.

GVs are heat exchangers with a tube bundle arranged vertically inside a casing (figure

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