What are V1 and V2? How they are connected? What is the harm in opening F/M vault door during reactor operation?
The reactor building is divided into two areas. They are V1 and V2.
V1 – Dry volume area.
V2 – Wet volume area.
V1 area includes F/M vault, boiler room, and entire dome area. Rest of the areas in the reactor building is V2 area. V1 and V2 are connected by vent shaft through
suppression pool.
F/M vault is a V1 area and F/M maintenance bay is a V2 area. Usually when there is an accident in F/M vault the pressure is relieved through boiler room through suppression pool and the uncondensed gases to V2 area. When the reactor is in operation and if we open the F/M vault door, suppose of there is an accident in F/M vault the pressure released directly goes to F/M maintenance area, which is a V2 area. Thus pressurizing the entire building.