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Ventilation Dampers

These are things used in HVAC systems to control airflow.

In my context, I am interested in these being used in BWR reactorBWR reactorA boiling water reactor uses Light Water as both coolant and neutron moderator. The second most used reactor, next to the PWR reactors, there are approximately 75 plants in current operation. The efficiency of these reactors is about 46%, with 33-34% in practice. Enriched uranium is used as nuclear fuel, as light water absorbs too many neutrons to use Uranium that is natural. Light water is not as good of a moderator compared to Heavy Water or graphite, but it is good as in the event of a LOCA os -- in the event of the turbine hall losing steam sealing pressure, ventilation dampers can be isolated to avoid airborne release of fission products (radioactivity)

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