{"id":8187,"date":"2025-11-10T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/?page_id=8187"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:21:31","slug":"rppr-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/es\/rppr-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"AEGIS\u00ae RPPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electrical Damage to RRP Face Seals Can Force Unplanned Shutdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In boiling water reactors, reactor recirculation pumps (RRPs) face seals develop a voltage between the seal faces. This stray voltage drives current across the seal, causing electrical damage to the faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This damage can (and has) increased seal leakage enough to force unplanned shutdowns. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-4-from-VGB-Power-Tech-1024x376.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-4-from-VGB-Power-Tech-1024x376.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-4-from-VGB-Power-Tech-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-4-from-VGB-Power-Tech-768x282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.est-aegis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Figure-4-from-VGB-Power-Tech.jpg 1415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download our RPPR Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Case<\/strong> <strong>Study<\/strong>: A European nuclear station solves its problems with electrical seal face damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>White Paper<\/strong>: Protecting Nuclear Reactor Cooling Pump Face Seals from Electrostatic Erosion and Electrochemical Corrosion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AEGIS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> RPPR Shaft Grounding Ring Brochure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n    portalId: \"20974229\",\n    formId: \"958133dd-f236-4a58-b517-07ac192a8c9c\",\n    region: \"na1\"\n  });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrical Damage to RRP Face Seals Can Force Unplanned Shutdown In boiling water reactors, reactor recirculation pumps (RRPs) face seals develop a voltage between the seal faces. 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