The Mark III uses a concrete dome, somewhat like PWRs, and has a separate building for storing used fuel rods on a different floor level. All three types also use the large body of water in the suppression pools to quench steam released from the reactor system during transients.
Containment Types | |
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Ambient Pressure (79) | Ice condenser (15) | Mark I (47) | Mark II (17) | Mark III (9) | Subatmospheric (11) | | |
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