Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boiling_Water_Reactor_(BWR)
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:commercialUse 1950s
gptkbp:competitor Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)
gptkbp:containment_type gptkb:Mark_I
gptkb:Mark_II
gptkb:Mark_III
gptkbp:control_rod_location inserted from below
gptkbp:coolant_pressure ~7 MPa
gptkbp:coolingSystem light water
gptkbp:core_design vertical cylindrical
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:General_Electric
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fuel_assembly_shape gptkb:public_square
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
gptkbp:number_of_coolant_loops one
gptkbp:number_of_operating_units_worldwide ~60
gptkbp:primaryUse electricity generation
gptkbp:steam_generation inside reactor vessel
gptkbp:steam_pressure ~7 MPa
gptkbp:steam_turbine_location outside containment
gptkbp:thermal_efficiency 33-34%
gptkbp:uses_control_blades yes
gptkbp:uses_emergency_core_cooling_system_(ECCS) yes
gptkbp:uses_feedwater_heaters yes
gptkbp:uses_in-core_instrumentation yes
gptkbp:uses_isolation_condenser in some designs
gptkbp:uses_moderator light water
gptkbp:uses_moisture_separator_reheaters yes
gptkbp:uses_neutron_reflectors yes
gptkbp:uses_off-gas_system yes
gptkbp:uses_pressure_suppression_containment yes
gptkbp:uses_reactor_core_isolation_cooling_(RCIC) yes
gptkbp:uses_reactor_pressure_vessel yes
gptkbp:uses_recirculation_pumps yes
gptkbp:uses_standby_liquid_control_system yes
gptkbp:uses_steam_dryers yes
gptkbp:uses_steam_separators yes
gptkbp:uses_suppression_pool yes
gptkbp:uses_turbine-driven_feedwater_pumps yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2011_Fukushima_nuclear_disaster
gptkb:Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant_(Japan)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7