BWR-3
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BWR-3 is a third-generation boiling water reactor design developed by General Electric and used in several nuclear power plants worldwide, including Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | boiling water reactor design ⓘ |
| application | commercial electricity generation ⓘ |
| circulationType | forced circulation with recirculation loops ⓘ |
| controlRodDriveType | hydraulic control rod drive ⓘ |
| controlRodInsertionDirection | from bottom of reactor vessel ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | General Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfDeployment |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| fuelCladding | zircaloy ⓘ |
| fuelForm | uranium dioxide fuel pellets ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| generation | third-generation BWR design ⓘ |
| generationPredecessor | BWR-2 ⓘ |
| generationSuccessor | BWR-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| neutronSpectrum | thermal ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociation | Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident (Unit 3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryContainmentType | Mark I containment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType | boiling water reactor ⓘ |
| reactorVesselMaterial | low-alloy steel with stainless steel cladding ⓘ |
| recirculationSystem | external recirculation pumps ⓘ |
| regulatoryCategory | light water reactor ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | negative void coefficient of reactivity ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
core spray system
ⓘ
emergency core cooling system ⓘ high-pressure coolant injection system ⓘ low-pressure coolant injection system ⓘ |
| steamGenerationMethod | direct cycle ⓘ |
| steamSeparatorType | internal steam separators and dryers ⓘ |
| steamUse | steam generated in reactor vessel drives turbine directly ⓘ |
| typicalCoreOutletTemperature | about 285–290 °C GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalElectricalOutputRange | approximately 600–800 MWe ⓘ |
| typicalOperatingPressure | about 7 MPa GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalThermalPowerRange | approximately 1800–2400 MWth ⓘ |
| usedFuelCycle | once-through fuel cycle ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cooper Nuclear Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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