Published 2014 | Version v1
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Investigation of thermodynamic cycle for generic 1200 MWel pressure channel reactor with nuclear steam superheat

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Tech., Oshawa, ON (Canada)

Description

Current Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) play a significant role in energy production around the world. All NPPs operating today employ a Rankine steam cycle for the conversion of thermal power to electricity. This paper will examine the steam cycle arrangement an experimental pressure channel reactor using Nuclear Steam Superheat (NSS) and compare it to two advanced reactor designs, the Advanced CANDU Reactor 1000 (ACR-1000) and the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) designs. The thermodynamic cycle layout and thermal efficiencies of the three reactor types will be discussed. (author)

Part of:
PBNC 2014 : 19th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38th Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
978-1-926773-16-2
Imprint Title
PBNC 2014 : 19th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38th Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association
Imprint Pagination
270 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]

Conference

Title
19. Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38. Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association
Dates
24-28 Aug 2014
Place
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
49016477
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CHANNELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR SUPERHEATING; RANKINE CYCLE
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEATING; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR CHANNELS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SUPERHEATING; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
3 refs., 3 tabs., 3 figs.