The primary containment package provided for a particular product line is dependent upon the vintage of the plant and the cost-benefit analysis performed prior to the plant being built. During the evolution of the boiling water reactors, three major types of containments were built. The major containment designs are the Mark I, Mark II, and the Mark III. Unlike the Mark III that consists of a primary containment and a drywell, the Mark I and Mark II designs consist of a drywell and a wetwell (suppression pool). All three containment designs use the principle of pressure suppression for loss of coolant accidents. The primary containment is designed to condense steam and to contain fission products released from a loss of coolant accident so that offsite radiation doses specified in 10 CFR 100 are not exceeded and to provide a heat sink and water source for certain safety related equipment.
Mark I
Mark II
Mark III
