Mark I

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Mark I is a General Electric-designed boiling water reactor containment system characterized by a compact, pressure-suppression torus configuration used in several nuclear power plants worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boiling water reactor containment system
nuclear reactor containment design
belongsToSeries GE BWR containment Mark series NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Mark II containment
Mark III containment
large dry containment
countryOfUse Japan NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

several other countries
designer General Electric NERFINISHED
developedBy General Electric Nuclear Energy NERFINISHED
followedBy Mark II NERFINISHED
Mark III NERFINISHED
hasComponent drywell
suppression pool
torus-shaped suppression pool
vent pipes from drywell to suppression pool
wetwell
hasConfiguration pressure-suppression containment
hasCriticism limited margin for pressure buildup in severe accidents
hasDesignElement reinforced concrete secondary containment structures
steel primary containment structure
hasDesignGoal provide pressure suppression capability
reduce containment size and cost
hasFeature compact containment volume
pressure-suppression torus
wetwell and drywell arrangement
hasMitigationMeasure filtered vent systems
hardened containment vent systems
hasRegulatoryAttention true
hasRiskConcern potential for hydrogen accumulation
vulnerability to severe core damage events
hasShape compact torus configuration
introducedAs early generation BWR containment design
manufacturer General Electric NERFINISHED
notableEventAssociation Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster NERFINISHED
precededBy early prototype BWR containments
pressureSuppressionMethod steam condensation in suppression pool
primaryFunction containment of radioactive materials in accident conditions
pressure suppression during loss-of-coolant accidents
reactorType boiling water reactor
safetyEnhancement post-Fukushima backfit modifications in several plants
safetyObjective limit release of fission products during accidents
typicalApplication BWR units of small to medium electrical output
usedIn boiling water reactor nuclear power plants
commercial nuclear power plants
usedWorldwide true

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