RHTF 2 - A 1200 MWe high temperature reactor

After having adapted to French conditions the 1160 MWe G.A.C. reactor, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique and French Industry have decided to design an High Temperature Reactor 1200 MWe based on the G.A.C. technology and taking into account the point of view of Electricite de France and the experience of C.E.A. and industry on the gas cooled reactor technology. The main objective of this work is to produce a reactor design having a low technical risk, good operability, with an emphasis on the safety aspects easing the licensing problems. This study has been performed by Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique and NOVATOME, C.C.M.-SULZER for the steam generator design, C.E.M. and SULZER for the circulator design