Development Strategy of High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor in China

Zuoyi Zhang; Zongxin Wu; Dazhong Wang; Jiejuan Tong

doi:10.15302/J-SSCAE-2019.01.003

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Strategic Study of CAE ›› 2019, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1) : 12-19. DOI: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2019.01.003

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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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high temperature gas cooled reactor / very high temperature / technology road map

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Zuoyi Zhang, Zongxin Wu, Dazhong Wang, Jiejuan Tong. Development Strategy of High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor in China. Strategic Study of CAE, 2019, 21(1): 12‒19 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2019.01.003

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