Containment Hardened Vent

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A containment hardened vent (CHV) is a method for venting containment to atmosphere in the event that normal AC power is unavailable during a station blackout event. This would only be used when the normal safety systems fail to work during certain beyond design basis accidents when containment pressure is needed to prevent fuel damage.