Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Supercritical_Water-cooled_Reactor
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SCWR
gptkbp:advantage higher thermal efficiency
lower capital cost
simplified balance of plant
gptkbp:challenge safety analysis
fuel performance at high temperature
material corrosion
thermal hydraulics complexity
water chemistry control
gptkbp:coolingSystem gptkb:water
gptkbp:feature simplified design
no boiling crisis
potential for high outlet temperature
single-phase coolant flow
gptkbp:fuelType uranium dioxide
mixed oxide fuel
gptkbp:generation gptkb:Generation_IV_reactor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor
gptkbp:modulatedBy gptkb:water
gptkbp:operating_pressure supercritical pressure
gptkbp:primaryUse electricity generation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Boiling_Water_Reactor
Light Water Reactor
Supercritical water
gptkbp:status under development
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Generation_IV_International_Forum
gptkbp:thermal_efficiency high
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Generation_IV_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6