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The failings of the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) proposed for Wylfa Nuclear Power Station
| Auteur | S.Thomas |
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6-01-3-20-44.pdf |
| Datum | mei 2018 |
| Classificatie | 6.01.3.20/44 (VEILIGHEID - REACTOREN - DRUK- EN KOKENDWATER) |
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Uit de publicatie:
SUMMARY
The proposed reactor design for
Wylfa Nuclear Power Station is the
Advanced Boiling Water Reactor
(ABWR), taken through UK regulatory
approval by Hitachi–GE
Hitachi-GE has no markets other than
the UK so if Wylfa fails, Hitachi-GE’s
future as a reactor vendor must be in
doubt
The portrayal of the ABWR as a
proven reactor design with a good
record of construction and operation
is not supported by the record
There is no reliable information on
the costs of the ABWR
INTRODUCTION
The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the one of the latest designs of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). It
generates electrical power by using steam to power a turbine connected to a generator; the steam is produced using
heat generated by fissions within the nuclear fuel. BWR technology was licensed to several companies by General
Electric (GE), but only Hitachi-GE and Toshiba are still marketing their versions of it. About 17 per cent of the world’s
operating nuclear power reactors are BWRs, most in the US and Japan.