Nuclear Reactor Physics and Design

8.

Reactor Types and Design Concepts

8.1.

Light Water Reactors

8.1.1.

Pressurized Water Reactors

8.1.1.1.

System Description

8.1.1.2.

Core Design Features

8.1.1.3.

8.1.2.

Boiling Water Reactors

8.1.2.1.

System Description

8.1.2.2.

Core Design Features

8.1.2.3.

8.1.3.

Advanced Light Water Reactors

8.1.3.1.

Evolutionary Designs

8.1.3.2.

Passive Safety Features

8.2.

Heavy Water Reactors

8.2.1.

CANDU Reactor Design

8.2.1.1.

System Description

8.2.1.2.

On-Line Refueling

8.2.1.3.

Natural Uranium Fuel

8.2.2.

Other Heavy Water Designs

8.2.2.1.

Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors

8.2.2.2.

Boiling Heavy Water Reactors

8.3.

Gas-Cooled Reactors

8.3.1.

Magnox Reactors

8.3.1.1.

Design Features

8.3.1.2.

Natural Uranium Fuel

8.3.2.

Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors

8.3.2.1.

System Description

8.3.2.2.

Enriched Uranium Fuel

8.3.3.

High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors

8.3.3.1.

8.3.3.2.

8.3.3.3.

High-Temperature Applications

8.4.

8.4.1.

Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors

8.4.1.1.

Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors

8.4.1.2.

8.4.1.3.

8.4.2.

Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors

8.4.2.1.

Helium-Cooled Designs

8.4.2.2.

8.4.3.

Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors

8.4.3.1.

Lead-Bismuth Coolant

8.4.3.2.

Natural Circulation

8.5.

Advanced Reactor Concepts

8.5.1.

Small Modular Reactors

8.5.1.1.

Design Philosophy

8.5.1.2.

8.5.1.3.

Factory Fabrication

8.5.2.

Generation IV Reactors

8.5.2.1.

Technology Goals

8.5.2.2.

Reactor Concepts

8.5.2.3.

Development Status

8.5.3.

Molten Salt Reactors

8.5.3.1.

Liquid Fuel Concept

8.5.3.2.

Thorium Fuel Cycle

8.5.3.3.

Online Processing

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