Supercritical water-cooled reactor

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SCWR
gptkbp:advantage	High thermal efficiency Simplified plant design
gptkbp:application	Electricity generation
gptkbp:challenge	Material corrosion Water chemistry control
gptkbp:coolingSystem	Supercritical water
gptkbp:first_concept_proposed	1990s
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:notableFeature	High outlet temperature No phase change in coolant Potential for hydrogen production Potential for process heat applications
gptkbp:operating_pressure	Above 22.1 MPa
gptkbp:part_of	Generation IV reactor concepts
gptkbp:primary_circuit	Single phase
gptkbp:reactor_core_design	Fast spectrum Thermal spectrum
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Light_water_reactor Boiling water reactor Pressurized water reactor Supercritical water
gptkbp:status	Under research
gptkbp:studiedBy	gptkb:Canada gptkb:China gptkb:Czech_Republic gptkb:European_Union gptkb:Japan gptkb:Russia gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:United_States gptkb:Generation_IV_International_Forum
gptkbp:thermal_efficiency	~45%
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gen_IV_reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7