Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor_(AGR)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:controlRods boron steel
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:UK_Atomic_Energy_Authority
gptkbp:designedFor higher thermal efficiency than Magnox
gptkbp:features diverse shutdown systems
graphite moderator with CO2 coolant
high outlet temperature
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 (AGR)
gptkbp:modulatedBy graphite
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Hartlepool
gptkb:Dungeness_B
gptkb:Heysham_1
gptkb:Heysham_2
gptkb:Hunterston_B
gptkb:Torness
gptkb:Hinkley_Point_B
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 14
gptkbp:operatingSystem ~650°C
gptkbp:primaryCoolant carbon dioxide
gptkbp:purpose electricity generation
gptkbp:reactorPressureVessel gptkb:steel
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Magnox_reactor
gptkbp:shutdownStartYear 2021
gptkbp:status being phased out
gptkbp:steamCycle direct
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pressurised_Water_Reactor_(PWR)
gptkbp:thermalEfficiency ~41%
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hinkley_Point_B_nuclear_power_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6