Talk:Loss of coolant accident

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It's a myth that a mixture of graphite and air caugth fire at the Chernobyl accident. Graphite as used in nuclear reactors are highly resistent to oxidation (fire) even at extremly high temperatures (well above accident temperatures). The characteristic red glow from the core seen on aerial pictures are the graphite glowing caused by the high temperature of the core material, not graphite burning.

[edit] ECCS systems

I can't speak for PWRs, but for BWRs the ECCS systems typically consist of two independent trains of LPCS or LPCI (low pressure core spray or -injection) and two independent trains of HPCS or HPCI (high pressure core spray or -injection). The ABWR has three ECCS systems [1]. Simesa 02:31, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Just semantics I guess - in CANDU all of these components are collectively called the ECCS. Whitlock 03:45, 14 April 2007 (UTC)