Nuclear

THE BIG PICTURE: Gas-Cooled Reactors

A “who’s doing what” addendum to "THE BIG PICTURE: Advanced Fission" in our November 2012 issue.

China: Project license for demonstration of a high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is under way.

Japan: Tests of a high-temperature engineering test reactor (HTTR) are completed. The country is looking to connect a HTTR to a hydrogen production system.

South Korea: The nation is investing in systems and components for a high-temperature reactor coupled with a hydrogen production facility.

South Africa: The financial crisis halted the start of construction for a pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) in 2010.

U.S.: Testing of safety tri-structural isotropic fuel continues at the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory.

See also:
Water-Cooled Reactors
Fast-Neutron Systems

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