AVR reactor
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| AVR reactor | |
| Data | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Built | 1961 |
| Start of commercial operation | May 19, 1969 |
| Ceased operation | December 31, 1988 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactors shut down | 1 (15 MW) |
| Power | |
| Total power generation in 2006 | GWh |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | 65.7 GWh |
| Net generation | 1,506 GWh |
| Other details | |
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As of July 25, 2007
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The AVR reactor (German: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor) was a prototype pebble bed reactor at Jülich Research Centre in West Germany. Construction began in 1960, first grid connection was in 1967 and operation ceased in 1988.
It was 17MWe, 40 MWt, and was used to develop and test a wide variety of fuels and machinery over its lifetime.
AVR was the basis of the technology licensed to China to build HTR-10.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Pebble Bed Evolution (PDF, 17KB).
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