Abstract:
The invention relates to a method which comprises filling the primary circuit (1) with water and setting the water pressure in said primary circuit (1) at a level allowing the operation of the primary pumps (15, 25, 35), operating the first primary pump (35) of a loop (33) which is not connected to the pressurizer (17) by a pressurization line (18), continuously exhausting the gas contained in the primary circuit (1) and carried by the water circulated by the pump (35) in the upper part of the vessel (12) at least during the primary pump operation, stopping the first primary pump (35) and successively operating the other primary pumps (25, 15) and, simultaneously, all the primary pumps (15, 25, 35) by simultaneously exhausting the gas in the upper part of said vessel (12) and carrying out the final venting of the primary circuit at the uppermost points of said primary circuit (1), by means of first and second exhaust lines (27, 22), respectively connected to the cover of the vessel (12) and to the pressurizer (17). Said invention also relates to a device comprising means for continuously exhausting gas reaching the upper part (12a) of the vessel (12) during the operation of the pumps.