Bypass 1
Bypass 1 : (1) A device to inhibit, deliberately but temporarily, the functioning of a circuit or system by, for example, short circuiting the contacts of a relay. Maintenance Bypass: A bypass of safety system equipment during maintenance, testing or repair. Operational Bypass: A bypass of certain protective actions when they are not necessary in a particular mode of plant operation. An operational bypass may be used when the protective action prevents, or might prevent, reliable operation in the required mode. (2) A route that allows fission products released from a reactor core to enter the environment without passing through the containment or other enclosure designed to confine and reduce a release in the event of an emergency. This route may be established intentionally by the operator or as a result of the event
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