Abstract
The High Performance Light Water Reactor (HPLWR) is a
Light Water Reactor (LWR) operating at supercritical
pressure (25MPa). It belongs to the six reactors
currently being investigated under the framework of the
Generation IV International Forum. In Europe,
investigations on the HPLWR have been integrated into a
joint research project, called High Performance Light
Water Reactor Phase 2 (HPLWR Phase 2), which is co-funded
by the European Commission. Within 42 months, ten
partners from eight European countries working on
critical scientific issues shall show the feasibility of
the HPLWR concept. The final goal is to assess the future
potential of this reactor in the electricity market.
Within the first year of the project, mainly design tasks
of the reactor core, the pressure vessel and its
internals have been carried out and codes were adapted
for supercritical fluid. Material oxidation experiments
were performed and heat transfer was investigated
numerically. (24 refs.)
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2008 |
| Publisher | American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
| Pages | 649-659 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-89448-061-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 2008 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2008 - Anaheim, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2008 → 12 Jun 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 2008 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2008 |
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| Abbreviated title | ICAPP 2008 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Anaheim |
| Period | 8/06/08 → 12/06/08 |