Generation II reactor

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:controls control rods
gptkbp:coolingSystem gptkb:water
gptkbp:decommissioningStarted 2000s
gptkbp:designLife 30-40 years
gptkbp:developedBy 1970s
late 1960s
gptkbp:feature basic safety systems
designed for 30-40 years of operation
no passive safety features
gptkbp:features active safety systems
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Generation II reactor
gptkbp:license subject to national regulations
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
Fukushima Daiichi accident
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Pickering_Nuclear_Generating_Station
gptkb:Kashiwazaki-Kariwa_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant
Three Mile Island Unit 1
gptkbp:notableFeature designed before severe accident consideration was standard
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Rosenergoatom
gptkb:Exelon
gptkb:Électricité_de_France
gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkbp:notableRelease Generation II+
gptkbp:predecessor Generation I reactor
gptkbp:purpose electricity generation
gptkbp:reactorTypesInclude gptkb:Boiling_Water_Reactor
gptkb:Pressurized_Water_Reactor
gptkb:Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor
gptkb:CANDU_reactor
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency
gptkbp:regulatoryStandard older safety standards
gptkbp:shutdownMechanism scram system
gptkbp:stillInOperation yes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Generation_III_reactor
gptkbp:usedFor commercial nuclear power generation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:France
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:wasteType spent nuclear fuel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RBMK_reactor
gptkb:CANDU_6
gptkb:CANDU_PHWR
gptkb:РБМК-1000
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7