Research reactors and medical facilities play an essential role in isotope production, material irradiation and the study of material resistance. These infrastructures require reliable equipment to ensure both the continuity of their experiments and the safety of researchers, staff and the environment.
Rütschi pumps provide tailored technical solutions in this context, where each project has unique constraints and requires a high degree of precision.
Rütschi pumps are integrated into safety-classified circuits and help to protect the fuel behind the containment barriers. In the event of an incident, they can supplement conventional cooling systems.
They also perform vital functions: cooling the core or test loops, managing and draining effluents for reprocessing, circulating water in closed circuits to cool sensitive equipment such as HVAC systems. Classified at the highest safety level, they meet the specific standards required for this type of installation.
This equipment draws on Rütschi’s expertise in custom design, calculation codes and technical support, with the aim of ensuring long-term reliability.
Each research project has its own specific requirements: specific design codes (such as RCC-MRx), atypical operating conditions with unusual combinations of flow rates and head (HMT), or extreme temperatures and pressures of up to 370°C and 200 bar.
Unlike nuclear power generation, which is more standardised, nuclear research requires support from the design stage onwards. Rütschi works with its customers to define and formalise their needs, then designs tailored solutions. Complete traceability is ensured, from the raw material to the person who carried out each operation.
Safety-classified pumps designed for critical circuits in nuclear power plants.
