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nitrr,r¡rr,iru1l,,¡tJi,rr¡.1..li¡lrthy<tr'r:rr'ìr''tt!iiscsr'ì:rlìr'lrìL't ,.,,-r"f,",,llrittriillrr'lrìì(rrrl:'islirr¡"l lrr'lìultt:rt¡"rr'¡¡""

iu.lorr. l', yttt,"l. iLt¡l rcrlrtt'''t,',,',n1'"l',,r¡n""tx ilÌv( lìli''lì' i'll hr i¡ sy\f clrì lì'rdlJ rr'J'

¡ câvitv loâdccl \ /itlì [ll'W corrprising I canlster lorllìlll'q ilìc

- ,,,,riru.''1,..:rvilv lurirrg rll ilrl(l dll'l rn rrull'l: r .ir)lil(( r'i"

".,,,.,', "'¡"a 4,,t, "u "tt*

lìr' ll¡'wllìj: llt\' lìr'lì l':ß ll\r' ! ls

ìllr,r, tl,".uu,." ot nnll'retctivc gâs throul¡h lhc cillily; arld

ìnrjur\ lr,t Il lxfilivrl] rnr'lrsrrr'irt¡ tltt <ìcw In'llì{ 1Ùlnl)tl rlrlr"

,,':'f,,,,,,u, r,:r,tiv' ¡:rs ctiting thr- c:¡rit) 'f'ìr" 'lew lr"rlrt,. l.,,,,rtcl.:,tr¡i: m,.rstl|itìf Iìr'irrì. L:rrt ltr' arl) lylllj ul I 'lirLLl-

ìi,,ì'tu',,ì ,'.,'t;,tr J.'ie,-g :r lt))'¡¡¡rr'r.r "r hr.tlr"r'

nÌcans, e.g., -lrirJ chri¡¡riìtogfaphy' lll¿Ìss spcctrlscopy otc'î

i,r*li cirbocti¡ne"ts' thc syslen c¿rn lu her cotnpdsc

..,"¡sìilL ¿Lvi¡g tne lr)rllþactivc g¡s' Stlìlable dlyillg lr]c¿ns

u, ìÏ.ìì,,i" ìÁ" ,i." ì,i a chiller' fìcc¿er' and/or condcrrser ol rhc' ',-ì,

ì,ì: ¿"ti."""t ln suclr an crnbodirnent' tlre dryirtl--l rìrcâùs

w¡ll bt lu,lrrcLi Jr'\vlìilri irlrr r'l tllr' 'lru l{itrl lclìrl'('ritlìllì

,,,,lrt,ni"*',,..,,'t l:ìrrlu'Lliììxlll' "l lltr' s)'t¡:rrr lh:¡l "lrt',ìì.,..

',t,.i|ì'l rr{:rrr\ ,irrr :rls'r '"rtrl'r'ist rìr(rrrs lì'r ri,. l.;:,',i,';',; ii'" ,lur¡ri.i rr"rr'r'rr(tirc t'rrs lr'rrrr.rll' 'illJi,l:.

',n,",r" tt,uil iln" llr' llLrlì rcirr'll\r' A:rs \rrllfL( l llls c rìr r1'

,,,'."' ',ri.fi.¿ lhr"uL'lr llì( rr'r'"l :r IL'iler¡ìrrli"rr lìrt''''ììr.lr".:ì"'it^,iì""rrs tlr. svst'rrr I i'rr hü irritL'tìri¡rr\' ir'ìrl

*iiii,'rii,,', i," rr¡", .' ù'rtrr('lì(t "ltrJlllv t1't'lìli Ll r" rlìc '1"ù

lrr rxJilll lr'lìllìljlilltll\' lnÙi¡\lllllì! lll(rrls hl stl' lì rlì rllll"Ji

Ì,,;:;;; ;',f',i ; u,,i,u,.,,ru ri,,,,'.. rn":rsrttit' tttcrttts t' ¡'r' l

:l:;lìi' l^ì,;i,i, 1;;.ìlìì',:''i"''"r' iri'ii' :'ri't " trr' n' "''r''r'l u 'r t¡l l, rììl)r:fllttlli r'l lllr'ìlrrll lÙ:r(l!\' j':t\ 'rllLl ll ilì:¡ìrl'

ìiì,:lt;;;,ì-'','; ,i,.: i,'r,rrl"rr"' rlrc ( r rr'r'rhr is r'i rrrt{\r I I

tl ir¡t.rl\/1. llr. .r$rr:rls lrr,J lll\'rr L!(1r'rlììirìilìl' lh:rl llì( \ij,'r'rl:

i,ulr.:rtt tltrrt llì( lllr'rrsurL'l Jt'w It'ltll 1r'rr¡l\'l:lrlrr( r' " r.

lr, luv. rlrr' I'li rlclt l rrritl' tt d' u P'rirtt l! lìll! f rltrr' rr rr '

ì;ì::i:,.ììi',".,, ì; ;,iu ""'rn'rr..r i* rrrrrrrr r rLl:q'r'rr "','

t,'

l.,ri'- ¡''t",'i,1" l''',' ri :R ri\ r' iirs Ilìrtrìr¡h llr' u:tr tty'tt"u''

" ìì, '"'i".,..r rttr'rns lìrI rrrtli':rtir¡' rlr:rt rlr\'(ir\rly rs Lrr).

r,,.,,''...',,r'^li¡'c'll.llì('.i)slunl\^illljlIlIì..l''rtrr't Jrl, l.rrsL lrrtu'h rtlrLrrlh'¡lirrr''ìl llk'rlllrsrL.r \!"

'l''irr.r'rt,l ¡rr,l Jritrl wirlìirr llr" ' rsk . ¡ r

l,irr:rlly. ir i\ I'r(lirr.J th:rr tfr" rrìry hrrL:r r¡'l' " ,,1

., ft,i'.,"ì. 1'"1 thlt :¡ì ìrìl, l hc l' tr i'rùd itl rtr IN rr llr'r l\"1{¡r! r'

-

llìtr.ll\il\ Ii'l .IIìII\|)i|ìI' llì( rrrrll rr'¡ll\! ':rs lrr rrr!. r',,rr.t lh,,'

-

'rr ,rrrllil l'rr r(lìì!ì\ inl': llù u"l lì('lr riirr "'

_

lj1'rn rll, ,:r'ìr) l\ l'^ rl('l itl "ì llÜrl llì" 1{'l' Illr! ' r'r}

ôlì llRlrìlll)!:is(ltlP'll{)N(ll'r'¡llltl)lìAwlFl(ìs

! I{;. ì is I l1r'iÞL(li\r' \'r( \^ "l irrì 'rrrl\nlrtìì' ' j" ' I lll,,'l'i.u.t 'i'.n

1""'¡t 'l"¡ irr i'rrìlr¡¡r(li\trr uirlì llì" I'r'''"

lIr.r,rl,rrr sl','r'l' l\'rrll:rlly rlr \t( li(rlì rlìrl ' lrìlf)

,, 'ìì;;'t ;:. j,,''',",,"': \ì,\ "r irrri¡rr''r:rt:ìs' l'.i i;ì.ì .

\' 'ri,rrì " illr ti¡ :rrri't' r''rl l lr; I " rl''i irìr(i l (r rr"

the 1r.¡nslì]a ciìsl(

t1s 9,761.33¡{ Iìl

.,,, ì is,, scr,crììi,ric rriagr.irr'.r'a cr.sr:cr-ì.op svsrcnì ::il:l:i'i,ïffi'ï:llllj]i,lli:'ii:iïr''1,Ì.1llî,rrrc

ittrtri.r .r trrt

r:,i{i:ïlÏ:lliil'illi**i':lql*tqir"ì:"ìîr . l*l]:ii-¡li\iÏiiiffiliìi'hiiii.xl. :'ili',l ¡l$ü,'11"1,l'çiilffirîr çj*..l.'' iitr$l'Sït [rl'l** n

;,1*¡¡[.{itîïli*iiii:*,i[*i-*iliil tlii', .iii':,i***r;furi,'ïil[,,1:l ¡" "

lli..'r.ììi i,r".,r,i.," 20 eurr bc pcrnrarrorrtly scalccl iuttl llitrìsl)oÍlc(l l() ir:it()llgc

r)rj.r.Ar.rìr) r)r1scr{r,r-roN or;'r* DRA*tNcis ' ilil]T l,1ii-,t',';i''.*1 ì'ti't:ll l'ii'ïî'i\"TiLî;':J;ìì:ì1,::

r;:,*::illl:i,i;' -*r*ltiiîÏ;ililïü:i, ülld:1;:|ffi-*:Li,:ffiîlllli: ï;;';"' ú"'l':::l::ì,ilïnl,:*,:l*lìiì''lììiliiiìì* lirì';;lTJ"'''liì '¡iri'r'

c.sks

,'.,' lr) (llv lt clttristct ttt spt

1.,.ì,**,¡^i",t l.ry rhosc.r.iri.l i,, th0 arr rhar tlrc syscrrs an. t'.yr..¡ .,rr,""iiìiii"rìpuitit .,r drying thc cavity 2l lo

ììi1,r,,,..r* crcscribcd n"r.,i,"î.,,;;;;,iìì,.o iro,lllì.i,ï; ., o.i',,',ììni,í" Nìrê"'ì'*'i'*itt""'t túc ncocl ro intrtrsivclv

*,irsrt: in orhcr rirrnrs,,n,i'iu",, u,ur"ty ur.ditcr.cnr ;ìñì;; -

ì,r.',,iu*r ,n. 'ììr'riì'ì* "l'*i'hin thc cavity 21' oncc tlttr

rììcnl sttu(:ltlrcìs as tlcstrccl' - "

tl rt¡tsict t"tl'iO"îniìft is holdirrg thc citllister'20' is post-

Thc canistcr zo .un,ìirir"'. a bottom platc 22 antr a ti,",.,.1 in ttr. -,"*¡rg'rìl¿r urrl r'c-bulk watcr is drairrctl lì.tn

cvrintrric.r w., 24 *n,.n,ìlïìiì, ,, .,,iìì,, rl r ¡,* .,r"i r,lii,i,,. ìiì,' ,: *i,v tt . 'iiii'ìi"r *fr'r"r 'ì-tx) is c'ttrrccttrtl r. the inlct

rrr.rr 22 will he 'clt'¡rrrtl

t. lrs tltc httll.m.l thc crrnistcr 20 lt)()l¡ syslcrìì r"lttìt' -itt'tìiit'rlly' tllt"gas strpply line -ì25 is

b.u.r, prarc 22 wi' hc ,iiïì;i lì',,*'iÀ. ,"p "r,n"iì,"ï-i"ì gr, ,,i.r,o,,r,;;;liti; rÌ'idrv corrnccrcd ro thc .rtlct 2e ol'

2'. l.rrc caviry 2l nu, ì, i,u,"v.,rnrb griá z¡ p,,ìiii,,""¡ ìhc canisrcr äi:l:f.' i"r"i itl antt *rtlct 29 .l thc catristcr ¿rtc

rhr:rci,,. .r.hc honcyt:.,'h grid 2i c.,mpris"-

^ ru,ì,ì,i'ì, ìi ,, ì".,"' Lu:':.ï-:i*;lrï:ï,tJ.11,,'ï:'ìì,li,lïiì:,l'ili,l''ìL

loc:tangttlar bu*c, ,r,lapttttì trl tcct:ivc' spcnl rlrclear lìrcl ¡ìL:cllons' sci

,r.hc canisrcr 20 r.urrhcr c:.rnpriscs a tlrai. 'i,c

wirh ar ...ìu,,i,. i,iÏ r'"iiu't'1i'r¡., rzil " ll.w ratt: v'lvc 32tr' a

rhc errrrisrcr.2{} trrar pr.vidr,s u serrrabrc ,r-r^r.r"ì,i"i,,",ì ,,'ci*l.t.ti,'¡ìpti'"p'ìno''i'ì'li.::l"lilìl ìiìiÏrïi:rii:lì..rsirrc .r.rhc canisrcr 20 r. rhc inrcrior .,r,¡" """iii

ji. 'i ".,ll*::...':.,;ìiÏìi'Ì,,.1iìiil.':ìüii

'Ïì,;; i..ì. ancl an ararnr

i;-,,,:tifT#itïllÌllln::: l:li;::t iir;Ï,Ïllììï;l'JÏì ;ll:'S;il;l'ì';il'-i;ì'ì;J .."'h'lr'lri'''¡c rr ()r rrìc Lr vi ì8 svsrc ìì

hc upt:nccr or hcrrn.tit:arrv scarcrr using .,"n"."""|ìlî!ì'ïiì " ,ìÏ|,,'.ìi"ì[ìilf ifu: t*']:ï1";i:lïîl:lti'l';llliJJt'itlr¡titt v:tlvt's. rlr wt'ltlinÊ ¡ltotctlttrcs

caviry 2t ilocs n.r r,.u" it'rì.,¿' ¡rlacccl in,r,. rt'i"lvìt'ì'ìi ' "]..::.,.t"';i:i"'u" ììì.,"t"'rry itr*l/'rr "rttillt'tl

itt strtrtt

[rid 2-1) :rrrrr tht. r.' zo,.,i'ii. .l.rni.i",20 is.grcn. ln trtilizirrg Irrsliìtrecs 'srrr 20, :rttl thc chillct

ffi.j,i',',,'::.'i];i:::'ilIi'rl:ïÏii:.'i(}ilå:i;;;;li*ï "

'l¡l;:¡¡ì:iìl':Ï"'"':';i"i;'liïffi;;;*;; gas s'lch as

canisrcr. 20 is .pcn anJ cnrpty. 'I''r' .pcn tru,t*f.ti.i .t lff. ìrclitrtn' t;î';i;;ìüñthc' closcrl-l.op c'1ing systcrn 3(X)

whichish.rtringlhe .¡x.rr.rnir,.r20.isrhcrrr,,t,,',,".g.,i iu,,) .,vrrh(xrr

"rl,l;ìt;*'i;;ì;ì ihe cxlcr¡trrì ('rìvir()rr'ìt'rrl Mrtre s'c-

a spc* rìrcr poor wiricù'cau*". tr,. v()ru,nc ,,,,,'.î,î"ì,r'ïi I i.¡rl,, {lÏi::ilil,inlt;11'tl î:l"Xlî:lìlii'Ï:iiÌt. becor'c fìlred with *,,"r. iñr'r.crs that are rcr¡rovcd l'rtllrt 55 rü ìcrvolr irht: nuclcaÍ rc^clor arc rhcn m.vett u,,,1",' nn"t",)'f -ì'tt ì"t: ,"i¿lv.tt'i'lJtil 'ï;;t;;;;it'

20 to tht: chillcr -14{l' and thc

spcnl rìrcl ptxrl antl prn.",i'i,iri,r" rhc caviry ,, "r,ï.,ì,,r,t-i"ì ,-,r.rr.i't"ri,.,n iiìrc J45 rlLridly-c()rÌ'cüls thc chillcr 340 t. thc

i.T,'"l"',ìïìl*;;';irìî:: l:;lî:,:ìl,lìli'ä'ì 'iil::ïÏilï li lùiililrÏ^ïÏt 'itt" JiÏ'Ï'i':';i:':;lJ]:iÀ :lì

2) is positi.nctl at()p thc currislcr 20.'lhc c^nistc,''iiã Zi fttt' t'hi"g....'i ì-tt tì"ttì""t"tl ot: fìcxihl'' or non-fìcxihlc ctrrr-

tr ptu'ality ot seatabte ticl holcs 2tl ,t o, n,,,u n i'iiil:ö 'i"itt' rnt'ti'n¿ììiit i'" t" lorrnetl 'rl'any srritablc m¿ttcrial'

rnt. the cavitv 2l t'u'n "utsi¿c

or the canistcr æ îr'"ï'p"ii strch T îiiil tii*'''î';ät"îï"1'ï'iîi'"1':-"n']l li::':':'::

,"f:rii:i,Trf,l[iï:'fiit l'',lStl,::l*':::.jï:î:Ì ,, i'lìTiilll];*' ""'r' ring crarnps" i'Incr/or saskcts

rrprightty irr u srirgirrg rr'r,.ir (.s sh,,wn in t'l(ì. 2):lÏ,ï;ìì'; 'l ft n"iiìì'ìi"' tt-civ"ir 'r'l(l is trsctl t. sl.rc hcltttttt prrs'

';r

;)

-L

tìs u 76Ì..ì.lE lìl u'7"

tr,'r' .\i,nrl,l{. ,'llr,r {ritirhl'. ,r,rI r(ir(.ri\Ll ""r.:; i,,.1,,,1,.. ,,ür,,1 llìr hLlrtrlìì

kiyprûr and xcnon). dcsiL-ed, rhc ','l'i ,ïi:ïl]ìi:ill.l'',

'-r' irr ür,l ,crr"J r,err,,¡i l'l'he supply puûrp 32{} is opcrably colrplcd lo thc g¿rs thc invcùtion,

h.liurrr ¡ar il ') lh( (¡vil) 2¡ 'rl tll(.( ìi\t(.t r{¡ ri:r th,.¡rs n,,..¡ ,,1¡, rlu.r'a{.,v,'ir -tr1(l r(,r lurllìcr t¡sr'. , ,

l\.Usùd. ¡lrc ù{lr(l llunrlÌ(r,,l lnt¡ Iì{ will l\(.LliLI.rr,.Ll ,'rr.l jr(l''r\urc' rrr

dl|c,.ri,,r ,'r rlr, lrtlirrrn q:,s rìi,w rlrr.,,u*h sysrt.rrr .ì(l{} i. h,lrurrr.FirsvJtrll'll:,ll'..1i,.,","1,,, ,.,r

,& tl,nv rl.uc r:rlrc .1Il is ,,¡r'r'rhìy ¡r,¡¡,lL.rl r,r ìlì. g.r" llt. 'lrytt ,, ..,,,.....,,,,,, \\\r(rrr .t50 (,)rnl)r\..:..r ( l'l

,lrlrrrr:rt.r|rrlrlr)'uìÌ,'rrr1,....,r,,ri',try. llr. lryËr,,rrnr\'r .ì.t{} tr:rtrr¡lc :r,t"trtl'ttttr ":'i,;l ;,i. ''

nlc:r\u¡üs llR d.'w P0irrt tcm¡i¡.¡,¡¡¡¡,. ,)l lhl.. h(liutìr !ir" P"'ul'.1t,,,'' ".,- r.rrr rÂ) ìql {rl tlu.(l|y lf s]sr(

sL.r " ,l Ur' ,rrrl) ,'rì(1. .vL t ) ii !( lllilìut('\. lìì sr,lrr,. cnrl.,¡Ji llìls\l"rl.l

iì'.w ,:r(( ,,1 rlìr'h,lirrrrr q:rr. \i'ì'i {lr'.{ "'.1'ì l 11.:,1':- ;,,. ,,i.,'',, -lro.

.r.i'5 l: r.ir,..r,i,,.¡ :0.i,,¡,r, rr t,rtrr,, ,.,. .Ir ì' liir:r tìr , .. .r,,, \.,r,r1,\.r,trr ,','t ""' 'l.ll,'',,,,,

t,rtlrr.r rsl rr ì1r,.'irvlr.' ,,1 tlr,.,ir\il) 2tr ¡ìv \ulfi,r,rrlI frrrì, iìì

I

us e.761.338 B2

gl0

,,*,ri,ti,ilïil iï,i,î::i,lli,,:Íi:i,l;ïiîî-lï ll'i.ï:f iill ii¡Sjlni,h:;ilisilimîll,illi:iîllTt

in** inl;*rutï.'ilffi ' il$i*'î¡,',¡ ü4¡i 'ï'*ïiiliiili,ilit.l;kliill;ililìii:ì ;'1,,:lilll*llll '"1ìiìi,,111.,,,* i(,i\i,c(, ,,r, s,r¡r¡,,y ¡,, ,r' ì2' r*,vs,r \

.,ir,.r,,.,,,,. .,rcr c¿n be carricrr ,,ur hv otñcr ,'r-,",".''l]il,)l'i ' ¡;iíi:*iimif *:l:lllU;:Íl,il'illììilr'il'iìì l;'l

:l'i1ìi$-*r). thc. cask r0 c.ntaining, thc sNlì loaclccl inlct 2tl' l)porr cntcring thc iirvitv 2l' thc t''v hclittttt gas

..:..,,,, 20 is ¡r.srtr.rrctl

-irr a stirgirrg tt"u t't'rt'"r'tìnf ithsolhs-w¿tler Iìttt" tttt SNF .lrtì iltlt'rtr:rl stttlrtt'ts ttl tht'

il,jl'ìi,,"itV 2l of thc.nni*t1,1'20 ii tilt"¿ wit¡ watcr.tit,"ì',f'ì. ,t hcliuin gas tft"it *it'tìfì" cavity 2t'r'ia t.hc tttrtlct 29 Âs tltt:

iï, l*ï:,nl:; ;ir lriïiïii;iu xil r,:irirïi' ïililfü lrÏ*i;[ m *ïli:;i:ffi3:rl[ililïf"11,r;.,., bcing rrrainccr r.r.nr rho cavirv 2l roìted rrcriunr';;'. ì;;;;',,'cs trat'tr signars i'¡rcticativc ol'thc

,,r.thccarisrcrr,,.,n.,n,"llïir'ï,:i*'i*iiriru,,.,iïìJ'iñr. r,,,*o.u,"¿¿.*i"'iìririìuf.':ur.''"v.rriis:rncrr'ansrnitsthcse

ï.'lìlfJffi:.;,;':1;ilt¡i*"fiilf1iiüiftîÏf,il ''ï,.,li';;¿'JTllÏ ìÏ".,f'l'-ignars i"ricativc

'<rr rhc r'ci'¡-

20 r.cr*ri.s irr tltc cr-tsk iö i,,,:i,g thc drying t.'pt'"ì;;;;';ì "ttil tl"* pt'ini"tin'l'*t"tt''" uult'"*' llìc CPIJ'l5l c.ttt¡rit'cs

í.p'iiìi ir," -* :r'r'¡j,;Tïi?il#'iti:üìi:f ïfi " illi¿¡,*"illli:,ll Ï'ì;li';'îìilÏlllî'lÏiil;Ï:i.irtltt 2tl ()l'thc c¡ìnlst('r ¿

ruidry couprccr,n,r,. uu,ì"iäö ãrir,.lui,i*,.. zo n.. " **ii ;i.n 0s9," î,:l*n:l,:lt lïiïåï:Ïl;Ï:'l',o;îi'ìllìl,i:'';l

Ï:illlÏlÏiÏ,1.;;ïÍiillïlïiiiïJi:ìlo'H:iiì:'' " ';",:'Ïiì,;-ì'i"iìt'" sÑi;is s'rììcicnrrv 'lrrv ror r'lrrrg tcrn

().et.rhc,lryin¡, ry*t.ni.I,i,öi;';;;;,;;ìv rr,,ni.',r ilpì.''¡" -' -i"1'1*t ,i" 'ì'i"Jtnr""iitt"t'

tltc pretlctcrttrincd tlcw p.rnr

t.r*rster 29. thc unswcr," ¿".i-1,,,i iì,ïJ ä21) i*.Yl'li"t'ltl tttt tcrììl)crrlrrrrc is st:lcctccl so its l() c.ttcs¡xrtrtl t() n vltl)(ìr'

ïtìiì:ïriî:r'Ï1,îìî:ì'Ï,"';,î;iullll;l;îïiiü¡r iiilffi:ìls?l *:;lîTSiil'il'li:i::ilT'*i;

rììrrìl rl. i, iln iurtornirr*i"iìì.ii,,,í by thc cÞu ¡li wn"" .,n¡,u¡¡¡n.,nts-. il.'prcclct"rtnined tlcw,p.ittl tctnltcrrtlÌrrc (':trì

il";;;;';,ì;;' l'{i1fl¡.:",':J'i,î,.,,,ìiJlïiìl.i:iJli'll l"'i1i1111"¡g now ro r-r(i 5' an cxcmprarv c.rboditncnt ol

Ui;Tlll,I;öì; :,iîi'åriìillf t¡ll itJ;

ïllÏ: Ïil,;:':;'Ï;;"r A* .,"" 're

scc'¡r r^r'¡

.ss.ciiìted .,yr,"n., u.,,uorirxr signal lr:r :ï.,Í;;'l"n,u ou in l'lC;' S' tú;;i;'*" prcssurc-rtt gitses' such as hcliunt'

dcvit.c. tht. cptt 351 scrrtls thc apprrrpriate n ,iu,,,tl'i''ig'itti' conclalcs tt'i ä"* pt'iirt tt'irrpcriltttrc.'fhtts' ttsing this cttrvc'

ro rhe punrps ¡zo, ¡r,0.',î-," .iii'", ¡,i0, ,n. nr*n,,I.i,",:irii' it't p"tttt"t"t;;;ti ti"* poinitcrnperattrÍe can be dctcrminctl

and rhc frow rarc valvc 321. oncc 'nt '^i'*åt'"ö

ntl"ltty'" '* f'll]*" For cxanrple ' if lhc

Activating thc supply pump 320.arr<t rhc.rccir.culati.n ,org"r uop,,ii;i;';'i. I1.:lll.l.]l]lit'rrrcsp.nds to-a dcw

purnp360resurtsintt"t"tiunrgasbcing,l**"'ii",rit,, or pnint,"rnp",,ii,"l .r'appnrxin*tlc".,.ut'u"l''Thisposrtt.trrs

hcriu.r rcscr v.ir jl0 anr'roweù rhro'gn ,n. .i.r*ì,i-ì.i.,f i,,ci.,,,"¿'r,î pììi"t n on'tlr.-' ctrr vc -llìi t:i,lil;:itì:"!ï:ì:ï;

:,\',',î-;5i:,lii:'.,llTiifi'f:;#:,:':m'åì;,':nilli :il*i':liilJiîTi..li';;,il:iiiil'il"-;;' ;'nn¡ u"n"' i'l

rucrrcrrlatirn tirrc -ì¿si.ì'trc llow ralc ,,l ,r," rî.iì"ï,t gtt isl'rcli'nrbit'ffiil pitict"'mint'tt ctew ¡roirtt lclrrl)crillure

rhroughthe drying.y*i",n-ròoìrconrr()rcd.by,niì',**å'i,l ,,, l.'i,' ,rr."ì"ìr;:";ì ï;;'-irnrlclv 2o2()" F' ittxl rrttrst

varvc.12l. which is pre'crahry an acl.iusrabrc. "ñ;.'i; ;; pret'crnbry iï,rü ìänì'i' 'l't-," inu"n'ir¡r' htwcvc'' is n.l

cn,bocrir'cnr u, ,t. pr"*i,u.innénriun, ir," r;r,u ¡si'"p",'r'ir," i"''1..1: * ÏìÏ:.liU*m:"JiîrltÏrîi::iË!i,{,iii¡*fi:Ïif I,,,î;. ilt;jl,Url1;¡ffi"îlììj*iJll: :ï",'ö¡¡', ä,, ïäi ''*in thì'ravitv 21 wiu bc

'lrcter.

lrowcvcr.. rhc irvcntion r, nu, rn limitexl aniì.oth",.n.ì;';;i;, s: rninccr ô"'îä-""lnv-"ase basi's' crnsidcring such làct.rs as

can bc 'sccl.

The cxact flow rale to bc usc¿ in anv partictrlar *t'u"'nu'"'ltil'ì¡"íit"ìt' '"""t1::'::l']"ftt't f¿rctors' (hc typc: ol

i"'-lli JiiJ::î1,,'î111,,fi,,,lîïlliî,'-. tii iliil'"H;ilf ilil¿NNl *kÌ.,iilì')ilîiì'iüXfiiji" compa*rs

'lhe

lhc cu.isrer..s .,,uiry."it. targot dryncss r"r.r"*ì,r,,n'',ù. r.u*rr.,r".T*î'pì.,ì,rrt"'npr'"ltrrr'to lhe Drcdctermirìcd (lcw

canisrer.,s caviry, rhe iritiar lnoisure conronr ,"iiti" ,t. 60 poinr,"ro.ri"T..,î"ädtj ¡sl thendettirnrincswhethcrthc

canistcr,s caviry, thc ,r,,,i*iur,, g1¡¡{q:nr ", *. nîiî"'i ;;; ;ì;"""tJä";;i;;ì9"'utt""1'1'11lcss

than .r cc¡ual to thc

mainraino. within thc rcscrvoir clcsirc. nur¡"rîi:'tn,üv p'"tt"t""ui"'J i"lpuinit"*p:].i1::t"'th's pcrlìrrnring tleci-

v.'rme l.rnovers tìrr rhc canister ctc. . ' '

'inn ¡lt'ttt"ì*6o 'rt'il, ::'llT"un is pcrlìrrmcd tìrr cach

,n.'ïìi,rlr'îl;lï ìll\ii[ l,ii*n'ru ïl ;:'lï .,' :îü:*l;;::[!å]]!ï'i*j:*mli::,:1,:iì;'î:ï;tï::ìiïïí'.',s:'ti ï$1lrij;äiÏ1lr.Tfi'/''!!lT'lill þ'lll'lÏ"î'î''inilü'i:ïn:;ïï:'l;;"i'*"'

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sion bl()ck 460 is NO alìd tlìe cptj 351 will corìrinue to ¿flry situiÌlioll. will l)e detefminod on casc by-case tt:tt*a ..l

dccisio,r I)lock 490. At dccision rrr".t"¿ì¡i'üt"ïi;u .lsl brsis' uonsi'tcrirtg' such làctors as opcn canister votu'lie, ':]'

dcter l rìcswhclh(rlh,ilinl.]r.lsjh¡\hccrrä(livirt(drwlricll llrrw ¡rtc rlcsirr'rl dryll'i\s within thc c'tvity' dc"irttl ',t.

isd,,rr :rr stc' 47{}r. lt rh,'rrnr.r-rs-l ,.r,.ti'lrì.i. i,,;'.;':r' rn'rn'lrtcJ srlity llcli'rs' ( lÙ- .lI)

sm, unh"dirncnrs ol 1¡fi

ui¡".¡¡liun ¡io.t Á90isylls ârìd rhecl,u.ts1 dcâcrivarcs 5 invenriorÌ, thc P,tdctL',rD¡ncd tlt:Ill ll:]."I:':il ¡" ir the ,::i

i¡c¡|ì'.' -fS¡ "n¡ rcru ìs lo srcl 440. lf lh( lirnLrJ5-ìisrl¡f rirr¡gr'{)f 2{ltuJl)rlrinul(s'mr)li Jìrclcrunly ln lhc t:rr¡g",,t

^.ìi""i"¿. t¡" ¿nswcr âr dccisi;¡Ì bbck 490 is NO ancl the 25 ìo 3-5 rrlinutcs, irnd Íìost prcîerâbly approximately 3¡

CI,tl 351 rotul]ìs dircc(ly to stop 440 nithcÍ way, if thc úinutcs. .li;;;.,,,;¡;;; point tctnperaturc'of llìc wcltcd hciiutn gas -Rete'riTg

bâck lo FlG 4' oDce the prcdcternrined ¡¡¡" 1'1

ti urs r ci¡iulirtc thc dry huliutì gr\ irlto 1ìnd tlì[ough lhlj entire prcdete ìrined time, the CPU 351 arives at tlccision .,:.,1i

cavi{y 2l oi thc cani¡iter 20 htock 4tl0 dtiti . llowcvcr, thc ânswcr is now YlìS å0d the

Ilowcver., il thc nlcasurcd dew poitl tcrÌpcr'.rltrrL' nl ,h! , òpU 351 !ù0tì ucs kr stcp 510. At step 510, the CPIJ 3S1

wctl(¡ heliur¡ w¿s exiting thÈ canister is delcrûìincLl to þ(',ât l5 ucnc,.¡tcs \hut down $iguals thal fìlc trcnsmittcd to thc'

or bùìow lhe Dredetermined dow .P"¡"i .5rllÏl'itÌ:l-:'.1.!ì,Ì ì"ìr"r ¡ZO, .ló0. Llpon rcceiving Lhc slìtfdown si8D¡ls, therns\.!cr ¡r .rccìsio,ì block 460 is YES "i,iii ;;r,',,:ii,,iJl) l,ì,i,,i,, ¡io. xo ¿rc deacLivarcd ând rrìc rìow of hctium sas

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''ì,,'ì,l ii,"'ii,""' is i,crivut(r ¡r sr('f'470' ln:.,tLl.'::1 iniliÏiì.lìi'"'"rsrc¡r520. u¡tnr',r(c¡v,,rsrrr.aLrivrrioD

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thr"\1llLd h{liuln Èas ( xiling lLc canlslcr n"l rn)ly rcâcn r}uL i; -

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l'l;il;ii;liliiäït."iilrïjïiiiìff;jiill .;,t;TÌ.î,;r;;iì,1'tìtìì',iìîì"rì,Ìlìììi,tìi11;',.¡,ii;rlì.,.,\itv ùrnbc lr¡ hcr(,ìnlinu(rl trr¡t il will nrrtrurr¡lt irr ¡o r''

'rcliu'j '"'* thrtru¡h thr'(:rvil) i'rit(lirscd ll(

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th( ìl('l)r('ilÙli!'i ¡l:ls cxititrg lhÙ r"rril) ìx'rÈ -"¡rt

nìiijutcs fì)r thc oxl¡nlDlc lhc c)(âcl plcd(tLfDitìL\l lim'lìn lhii c'rvily'

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, i l,lsr;:rjrin riì ini i : îäiîîïr iiiììi Jrri

ìr rìì:

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r'','.{-',l,il'lJ"ì,iì' ìì,1'.,,"',r''''I^'i''l]lj ìì.ììì.,.t trl cì'irtt I whc'cin th0 prc(lctcrrrti¡¡ctl tlcw ttr

1,, ill,liìïi;;"i:l'",1ì,,'il :ì ïiì:ì,ïl' iì'lîär Ï'ï'J".iì'lll,,1Íi

'; rt' l5 l¡li¡lttlt"stt,i. 1,i,. rrrt'tht'd o1 clirinr 5 whcrt:in thc prcdctcrnlincd clcw

., ','rììrr:râttllc ts tt¡-rproxinlaterly 22j)" 1'' lrntl thc prede- tl

i]l]lllì ì,,i l'i"t is :t¡r¡rt.x.intitrt'lv ì() rtrintrrcs

't''i"1'ì,ì.'''rt",tl,,.l ,,l cllinl I whcrcin stcp d) colì11)rlses

, ..',' tl,' rttxl'teltt'livt' pits willl lt tìt'siccittlt'

"' J"li i,,' ,ì'iiii',t,1 .l clìrirrr I wlrt'n'irr, sle ¡r tl) corììl)riscs

,trri¡1* it'. llolt-rcitclìvc gas hy chilling tho lron-rcactlve !¡îs'

t4t) f'ht: ltttrlhtxl tll clltint I whcn'irr lhc lttut le:ttlit'e rtits is

nittrrr'cll. carbon tlittxitltt. light hytlrtleatholl sltst's. tlt ll ltolllcqirs .()lectcd lìrlllr lllt' gtrrrt¡l tottsislilì!l ()l lìclilllì1. lll!()lì'rrcoir. r'lttlott, kry¡rton, :.uld xcrloll.

i{). 'l'hc ttlclltotl trl tlitilll I u'lttleilr lllr' lrretlt'tcttttiltctl(le'.! l)()int lclnllLÌr1ìlttrc is stlltlclctl ttt t'tlt'rt:sl.tttlltl l() 1l Viìl)()r

l)tc:ì::r-rrc ol 3 'liln' or less in thc clrvily.I I 'l'hc llti:thotl ol t'llti¡ll I'.,,'ltclcitl tltc ¡rlcdclt:rtlriltctl tJcw-poirìl l('llìpcrllllllf i\

sclcctccl Itl t:tlttcls¡ltltlcl [() ¿l vill)ol l)ttsstlr('tll 'ì'l'trlr ut

Irss irr lltc crrvit¡':,,vTtclcitt stc:p (a) cotttlltistls fìowing Ihc itott tcltcttvc glts

through ihc c,auity'at ir l)rctlt'lt'rlìtilletl llow,llrtc that

rcsults in a vtllrlltte: tll llttl cirvity hcillg ltllnctl tlvcl 25

Io 5() titlrcs 1x't llottt:',vhercitt tltc lltltl-rcltctivc gits is htllit¡tn:

whcrcin thtl cavìly is lìrrlttctl hy it cattisttrt' atrd thc cantstcl

is ltositioltctl itl a cask'

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