HPR--A 60 MW NATURAL URANIUM NUCLEAR POWER STATION
A specific generating station design which consists of a single, natural- uranium, graphite-moderated, CO/sub 2/-cooled, magnox-type reactor incorporated in a nuclear power station of 60 Mw installed capacity is described. The leading station design parameters are included. The particular features of the station are the comparatively small size of the core, the high operating gas pressure associated with a concrete reactor vessel, and the compact lay-out of the station. It is estimated that the complete cost of the station to the customer, including royalties, will not exceed pound sign l6O/kev, which would make the HPR-type magnox reactor immediately competitive with enriched fuel reactors, even in regions of high capital charges. It is concluded that, contrary to currently expressed opinion, the HPR-type magnox reactor power station of medium output is a commercial proposition of immediate promise; especially in areas remote from large power network centers. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- London Univ.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-019059
- OSTI ID:
- 4004565
- Journal Information:
- J. Brit. Nuclear Energy Conf., Journal Name: J. Brit. Nuclear Energy Conf. Vol. Vol: 6
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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