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I don't believe that the design is fixed at this time. General Atomics and others have been working on designs and one has been built in South Africa, but the companies are still working out the final design. A link is provided to an interesting read on the latest evelopments.
The advanced gas-cooled reactors, at least the ones I know, have been built in the UK but not elsewhere. The last ones built were at Heysham Stage 2 and Torness, in Scotland. As far as I can remember the number of channels was 332. I think the first answer may have been on the pebble bed reactor, which is gas cooled and advanced, but not the same as the AGR in UK.
What else can I help you with?
What part of the reactor contains nuclear fuel?
The nuclear fuel is typically contained in the reactor core, which is a central part of the nuclear reactor where the fission reaction takes place. The fuel rods, which contain the nuclear fuel pellets, are inserted into the reactor core during operation.
What are fuel cells in a neclear reactor?
Fuel cells in a nuclear reactor are the structural components where nuclear fission reactions occur, generating heat. This heat is used to produce steam, which drives turbines to generate electricity. The fuel cells contain the nuclear fuel (such as uranium) and control rods to regulate the nuclear reactions.
What is a fuel rod in a nuclear reactor?
A fuel rod is a long, slender tube that contains the fuel pellets (usually uranium or plutonium) used in a nuclear reactor. These fuel rods generate heat through nuclear fission reactions, which is then used to produce electricity. Multiple fuel rods are assembled together in a fuel assembly to power the reactor.
What is a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor?
A Thorium Molten Salt Reactor is a type of nuclear reactor that uses thorium as a fuel instead of uranium. It operates at high temperatures and uses a liquid fuel mixture of molten salts. One potential advantage of this type of reactor is reduced nuclear waste production compared to traditional reactor designs.
What is the name of the fuel used in the nuclear reactor?
The fuel used in a nuclear reactor is typically uranium. Specifically, the most common type of uranium used is uranium-235, which undergoes nuclear fission to produce energy in the reactor.
What supplies did it take to invent nuclear fission?
The first reactor in 1942 was a simple pile of graphite with channels for the fuel elements, which were natural metallic uranium
Why bwr has fuel assemblies and coolant flow in channels unlike pwrs where coolant is not guided in channels and enters reactor pressure vessel in pool form?
In the BWR each fuel assembly is encased in a thin walled tube, which is presumably what you are referring to. It is not a fixed part of the reactor structure. This is introduced because in the BWR steam is produced in the coolant, unlike in the PWR which is at a higher pressure to suppress boiling. The voids produced by the steam bubbles introduce a type of reactor response which does not occur in PWR's, namely that if power in a fuel assembly increases, more voids are created which has a negative effect on the reactor's criticality and so this has a self stabilising characteristic, which is beneficial. However it is found to give more reactor stability if each fuel assembly is separated from its neighbours.
How many fuel rods in a reactor?
The number of fuel pins in a reactor will vary depending on its design and objectives. In one reactor that I worked with, I seem to recall 137 fuel assemblies, with four bundles each, with 62 fuel pins each. That translates to 33,976 fuel pins in the reactor, each about 12 feet long.
What part of the reactor contains nuclear fuel?
The nuclear fuel is typically contained in the reactor core, which is a central part of the nuclear reactor where the fission reaction takes place. The fuel rods, which contain the nuclear fuel pellets, are inserted into the reactor core during operation.
What part of the nuclear reactor is the fuel located in?
The nuclear fuel is found in the fuel rods. These fuel rods are formed into fuel bundles called fuel assemblies, and together they make up the reactor core.
What types of nuclear reactors are used in the UK?
Mostly at present they are AGR's that is Advanced Gascooled Reactors, using carbon dioxide coolant, graphite moderator, and slightly enriched fuel clad in stainless steel sheaths. There is one PWR running and all new ones built will be PWR.
In what part of a nuclear reactor is the fuel is located?
The fuel in a nuclear reactor is located in the fuel rods, which are typically made of materials such as enriched uranium or plutonium. These fuel rods are where the nuclear fission reaction takes place, producing heat that is used to generate electricity.
What would be the source of fuel required by a fusion reactor?
Deutrium and tritium are needed as fuel in fusion reactor.
Which section of a nuclear reactor does nuclear fission occurs?
The fission happens in the fuel, which is usually in fuel rods inside the reactor. The rods are spaced at a particular distance apart and fill the reactor.
What is a bare reactor?
It is a nuclear reactor without reflector, consisting only from fuel and moderator.
What is nuclear reactor kinetics?
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.
What are fuel cells in a neclear reactor?
Fuel cells in a nuclear reactor are the structural components where nuclear fission reactions occur, generating heat. This heat is used to produce steam, which drives turbines to generate electricity. The fuel cells contain the nuclear fuel (such as uranium) and control rods to regulate the nuclear reactions.
