A nuclear reactor steam generating plant having a pressurized water reactor with a single discharge line to a steam generator, with the primary coolant passing through the steam generator tubes divided into two streams in the channel head outlet section that is divided into two subsections. Discharge nozzles on the outlet subsections direct the streams of coolant to hermetically sealed pumps directly attached to the discharge nozzles, with the pumps directing the cooled primary coolant back to the reactor vessel. A single removable closure is provided for access to both subsections of the outlet section of the channel head, with a removable portion provided on the divider plate that forms the subsections.