2019, Volume 21, Issue 1
Strategic Study of CAE >> 2019, Volume 21, Issue 1 doi: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2019.01.003
Development Strategy of High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor in China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology,
Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Abstract
High temperature gas cooled reactor (HTGR) together with its successor, the very high temperature reactor, is one of the six nuclear energy systems identified and selected by the Generation IV International Forum for further development. The paper briefly summarizes the technical characteristics of HTGR and reviews the recent research and development status of HTGR technology at home and abroad. It also discusses the strategic positioning of HTGR in China and looks ahead to the HTGR technology development road map in China. China has gone through the stages such as tracking, stepping over, and independent innovation in the past years, and now is in the front-runner status with respect to the commercial-level HTGR nuclear power plant. On this basis, China is working on the design of 600 MW pebble bed HTGR (HTR-PM600), so as to further promote industrialization of the HTGR technology and stay ahead in this field.
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