Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:coolingSystem carbon dioxide
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioningStart 2022
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:UK_Atomic_Energy_Authority
gptkbp:designedFor electricity generation
gptkbp:emergencyShutdown boron injection
gptkbp:fuelCladding gptkb:steel
gptkbp:fuelEnrichment 2.5–3.5% U-235
gptkbp:fuelType uranium dioxide
gptkbp:generation gptkb:Generation_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor
gptkbp:maximumElectricalOutput ~660 MWe
gptkbp:maximumThermalOutput ~1500 MWt
gptkbp:modulatedBy graphite
gptkbp:notableFeature graphite moderator
higher thermal efficiency than Magnox
CO2 coolant
designed for on-load refuelling
unique to UK
uses stainless steel cladding
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Hartlepool
gptkb:Dungeness_B
gptkb:Heysham_1
gptkb:Heysham_2
gptkb:Hunterston_B
gptkb:Torness
gptkb:Heysham_nuclear_power_station
gptkb:Hinkley_Point_B
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 14
gptkbp:operator gptkb:EDF_Energy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Magnox_reactor
gptkbp:reactorType pressurized gas-cooled reactor
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Office_for_Nuclear_Regulation_(UK)
gptkbp:shutdownMethod control rods
gptkbp:status in operation
being decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pressurized_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:thermalEfficiency ~41%
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AGC
gptkb:Dungeness_Nuclear_Power_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6