AGR (Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/AGR_(Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:coolingSystem Carbon dioxide
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature CO2 gas coolant
Graphite moderator
Higher operating temperature than Magnox
Stainless steel cladding
gptkbp:fuelCladding Stainless steel
gptkbp:fuelType Uranium dioxide
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor
gptkbp:generation gptkb:Generation_II_reactor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AGR (Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor)
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:modulatedBy Graphite
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Dungeness_B
gptkb:Hunterston_B
gptkb:Heysham_nuclear_power_station
gptkb:Hinkley_Point_B
gptkbp:numberBuilt 14
gptkbp:operatingSystem ~650°C
gptkbp:operator gptkb:EDF_Energy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Magnox_reactor
gptkbp:primaryUse Electricity generation
gptkbp:shutdownStart 2021
gptkbp:status Being phased out
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pressurised_Water_Reactor_(PWR)
gptkbp:thermalEfficiency ~41%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dungeness_Power_Station_B
gptkb:Generation_II_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8