I guess because it is the one with the fewest operational problems and the longest operational life. BWR's introduce the problems of a contaminated turbine. Gas cooled graphite reactors are efficient but there are life limitations on the graphite. Heavy water reactors have the benefit of using natural uranium but the heavy water is very expensive to produce. So the choice is between enriching uranium as for the PWR, or producing heavy water as for the CANDU. Most countries are now opting the PWR way as enriching uranium by centrifuge has become much less expensive than the old gaseous diffusion method.
for pressurized light water reactor type, as an example, the nuclear reactor components are * Reactor vessel (that contains the nuclear fuel and surrounded with water and contains control rod for power control and for safety) * reactor coolant pump * steam generator * reactor pressurizer * piping out of the vessel to the pressurizer, from pressurizer to steam generator, from steam generator to reactor coolant pump, and from pump back to the reactor vessel.
how electricity is produced in a nuclear reactor
There are amny different types of reactors but the most commonly used ones are: PWR-Pressurized Water Reactor, this works by pressurizing the reactor allowing the water to boil at a much higher temperature allowing efficentcy to be higher. BWR-Boiling Water Reactor,this is the most basic type of reactor this reactor just boils water that turns turbines and produces electricity, however water levels and temperature have to be constantly monitored, otherwise a reactor could slip into a dangerous state. AGR-Advanced Gas Reactor, this reactor instead of being cooled by water it is instead cooled by pressurized carbon dioxide. FBR-Fast Breeder Reactor, this reactor instead of limiting fast neutrons to occur it allows fast neutrons in the reactor and in the act of doing it produces nuclear fuel that can be used to fuel the reactor.
What is the primary function of a Moderator in a nuclear reactor
the controlled release of nuclear energy in a reactor is accomplished
the boiling water reactor, pressurized water reactor, and the LMFB reactor
for pressurized light water reactor type, as an example, the nuclear reactor components are * Reactor vessel (that contains the nuclear fuel and surrounded with water and contains control rod for power control and for safety) * reactor coolant pump * steam generator * reactor pressurizer * piping out of the vessel to the pressurizer, from pressurizer to steam generator, from steam generator to reactor coolant pump, and from pump back to the reactor vessel.
The reason for having many reactors is because you can produce more electrical energy from them. Also Japan use BWR type reactors(Boiling Water Reactor) which are not as efficent as a more commonly used PWR reactor(Pressurized Water Reactor).
A Nuclear Reactor.
Nuclear reactor kinetics is the branch of reactor engineering and reactor physics and control that deals with long term time changes in reactor fuel and nuclear reactors.
Not a nuclear reactor!
An artificial nuclear reactor is a nuclear reactor that is created by man to utilize a nuclear reaction for energy, as opposed to natural nuclear reactors.
A breeder reactor is one type of nuclear reactor, but not a type that is in general commercial use at the present time
This is used in the nuclear reactor that is known as Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in which heat produced by the nuclear fission in the nuclear fuel allows the light water reactor coolant to boil. Then, the nuclear reactor moisture separator is used to increase the dryness of the produced steam before it goes to the reactor steam turbines.
yes, south Africa has a nuclear reactor.
how electricity is produced in a nuclear reactor
It varies depending on the cooling needs and plant design.