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Table 4.8 Key specifications of ABWR and BWR-5 [1]
Parameter Item ABWR BWR-5
Power Electrical 1350 1100
(MW) Thermal 3926 3293
Thermal efficiency (gross) (%) 34 33.4
Reactor core Fuel assemblies 872 764
Control rods 205 185
Reactor Recirculation Internal pump method External
equipment system recirculation type
Control rod drive Hydraulic/electric motor Hydraulic drive
drive methods
Reactor containment vessel Reinforced concrete with Free-standing
built-in liner vessel
Residual heat-removal system 3 systems 2 systems
Turbine Thermal cycle Two-stage reheat Nonreheat
Systems Turbine (blade 1.32 1.09
length) (m)
Moisture- Reheat type Nonreheat type
separation method
Heater drain Drain-up type Cascade type

Courtesy of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy.

Table 4.9 Key design parameters of Russian SFRs—BN
reactors (www.proatom.ru)
a a b
No. Parameter BN-600 BN-800 BN-1200
1 Thermal power (MW th ) 1470 2100 2800
2 Electrical power (MW el ) 600 880 1220
3 Basic components:
No of turbines type 3 K-200-130 1 K-800-130 1 K-1200-160
No of generators type 3 ТГВ-200-M 1 ТЗВ-800-2 1 ТЗВ-1200-2
4 Reactor vessel
Diameter (m) 12.86 12.96
Height (m) 12.60 14.82 20.72
5 No of heat-transfer loops 3 3 4
6 Temperature of reactor 377/550 354/547 410/550
coolant: sodium, primary
loop—T in /T out (°C)
7 Temperature of 328/518 309/505 355/527
intermediate coolant:
sodium, secondary
loop—T in /T out (°C)