6. Normal operating transients
PWR boilers are subject to numerous operating transients. This section describes the most frequent situations. The transients presented here relate to a 900 MW unit, by way of example.
The load variations to which, by design, the unit may be subjected in operation via the turbine-generator set consist of power steps of up to ±10% of rated power, and, more frequently, programmed power variations of up to ±5% of rated power per minute. During these transients, there must be no automatic shutdown, and no secondary discharge to bypass or atmosphere. Two examples are given in paragraphs
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Normal operating transients