Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR)

GPTKB entity

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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR)