Status and prospects of the HTR-500 based on the THTR-300 operation experience and recent R&D work

Walter Theymann

Energy, 1991, vol. 16, issue 1, 111-117

Abstract: In view of the forecast indicating lower growth rates for the consumption of electricity, the HTR-500 nuclear power station offers the advantage of electricity generating costs comparable with modern 1300 MW(e) light-water reactors, requiring at the same time lower initial investment costs. In the middle of 1988 a contract was signed between a group of German and Swiss utilities and Asea Brown Boveri for preparation of a Safety Analysis Report; it was completed in March 1989. The design of the HTR-500 makes considerable use of the technology applied in the THTR-300. The simplifications and optimizations reflected in the HTR-500 design are based on practical experience with the THTR-300 and will be verified by a R&D program.

Date: 1991
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