DRYWELL


Meaning of DRYWELL in English

The containment structure enclosing a boiling water reactor vessel and its recirculation system. The drywell provides both a pressure suppression system and a fission product barrier under accident conditions.

NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий ядерной энергии NRC (Национальный научно исследовательский совет).