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Technical and economic Advantages
Technical and economical advantages are obtained with the CAREM
design compared to the traditional design:
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No large Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) has to be
handled by the safety systems due to the absence of
large diameter piping associated to the primary system.
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Large coolant inventory in the primary results in
large thermal inertia and long response time in case
of transients or severe accidents.
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Shielding requirements are reduced by the elimination
of gamma sources of dispersed primary piping and parts.
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The large water volume between the core and the wall
leads to a very low fast neutron dose over the reactor
pressure vessel wall.
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Eliminating primary pumps and pressuriser results in lower
costs, added safety, and advantages for maintenance and availability.
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Quality control construction schedules and cost strongly
benefit from the elimination of difficult welding at construction
site, and by off-site assembly of primary system.
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