Christophe wrote:Without gravity: there is just a leak in the primary !!!EDF noted a radioactive "water leak" from the primary circuit of the Penly reactor (Seine-Maritime), affected earlier by two fires. The leak is "collected in tanks provided for this purpose", said the operator.
The incident occurred during full operation and the leak (2,3 m3 / h) a few hours after the emergency stop. At what temperature was the water in the primary circuit at the time of the leak? Certainly not at 20 ° C. The containment building may be full of water vapor from the primary system.