Reactorvesselcoolingsystemisone of the importantauxiliarysystemsin the primary system of Chinaexperimentalfastreactor (CEFR), which cancoolthereactor vessel invariousconditions.
As many as 15 percent of the 5, 000 previously approved welds in the reactor's auxiliary plumbing, containment dome and spent-fuel cooling systems were X-rayed and found to be defective due to air pockets, poor soldiering and heat damage.