Westinghouse 3-loop PWR
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The Westinghouse 3-loop PWR is a pressurized water reactor design featuring three primary coolant loops, widely used in commercial nuclear power plants for reliable electricity generation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westinghouse 4-loop PWR | 1 |
| Westinghouse PWR | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light water reactor design
ⓘ
pressurized water reactor design ⓘ |
| application | base-load power generation ⓘ |
| chemicalShim | dissolved boric acid in primary coolant ⓘ |
| commercialUse | electricity generation ⓘ |
| containmentType | large dry containment (typical) ⓘ |
| controlRodMaterial |
boron carbide
ⓘ
silver-indium-cadmium alloy ⓘ |
| coolantFlowConfiguration | closed primary circuit with three loops ⓘ |
| coolantOperatingTemperatureInlet | about 290 °C ⓘ |
| coolantOperatingTemperatureOutlet | about 320 °C ⓘ |
| corePowerDensity | typical of commercial PWRs ⓘ |
| designer | Westinghouse Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
high availability
ⓘ
high reliability ⓘ robust safety margins ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| generation | Generation II ⓘ |
| geographicDeployment |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderatorType | light water ⓘ |
| neutronReflector | water and structural materials ⓘ |
| neutronSpectrum | thermal ⓘ |
| numberOfSteamGenerators | 3 ⓘ |
| pressureBoundaryComponents |
pressurizer
ⓘ
reactor coolant loops ⓘ reactor pressure vessel ⓘ |
| primaryCoolantLoops | 3 ⓘ |
| primaryCoolantType | light water ⓘ |
| primarySystemPressure | about 15.5 MPa ⓘ |
| reactivityControlMethods |
burnable absorbers
ⓘ
control rods ⓘ soluble boron ⓘ |
| reactorCoolantPumpsPerLoop | 1 ⓘ |
| reactorCoolantPumpsTotal | 3 ⓘ |
| safetySystems |
containment spray system
ⓘ
emergency core cooling system ⓘ residual heat removal system ⓘ safety injection system ⓘ |
| secondarySideWorkingFluid | water-steam ⓘ |
| steamCycleType | indirect steam cycle ⓘ |
| steamGeneratorType | vertical U-tube steam generator ⓘ |
| thermalEfficiency | around 32–34% ⓘ |
| typicalElectricalOutputRange | 800–1000 MWe ⓘ |
| typicalFuelCycleLength | 12–18 months ⓘ |
| typicalFuelEnrichment | up to about 4.5% U-235 ⓘ |
| typicalThermalPowerRange | 2400–3000 MWt ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station
this entity surface form:
Westinghouse PWR
this entity surface form:
Westinghouse 4-loop PWR