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IAEA-TECDOC--988: High temperature gas cooled reactor technology development.

Technical committee meeting on high temperature gas cooled reactor technology development. Johannesburg (South Africa). 13-15 Nov 1996.

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria), IAEA-TECDOC--988

Abstract

The successful introduction of an advanced nuclear power plant programme depends on many key elements. It must be economically competitive with alternative sources of energy, its technical development must assure operational dependability, the support of society requires that it be safe and environmentally acceptable, and it must meet the regulatory standards developed for its use and application. These factors interrelate with each other, and the ability to satisfy the established goals and criteria of all of these requirements is mandatory if a country or a specific industry is to proceed with a new, advanced nuclear power system. It was with the focus on commercializing the high temperature gas cooled reactor (HTGR) that the IAEA's International Working Group on Gas Cooled Reactors recommended this Technical Committee Meeting (TCM) on HTGR Technology Development. Over the past few years, many Member States have instituted a re-examination of their nuclear power policies and programmes. It has become evident that the only realistic way to introduce an advanced nuclear power programme in today's world is through international co-operation between countries. The sharing of expertise and technical facilities for the common development of the HTGR is the goal of the Member States comprising the IAEA's International Working Group on Gas Cooled Reactors. This meeting brought together key representatives and experts on the HTGR from the national organizations and industries of ten countries and the European Commission. The state electric utility of South Africa, Eskom, hosted this TCM in Johannesburg, from 13 to 15 November 1996. This TCM provided the opportunity to review the status of HTGR design and development activities, and especially to identify international co-operation which could be utilized to bring about the commercialization of the HTGR

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Articles

Utility requirements for HTGRs
Nicholls, D.R. (Eskom, Johannesburg (South Africa))

INCOGEN: Nuclear cogeneration in the Netherlands
Heek, A.I. van (ECN, Petten (Netherlands))

Is there a chance for commercializing the HTGR in Indonesia?
Arbie, B.; Akhmad, Y.R. (National Atomic Energy Agency, Serpong (Indonesia))

The essential trends of HGR development in the Russian Federation
Sukharev, Yu.P. (OKB Mechnical Engineering, Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation))

Overview of HTGR utilization system developments at JAERI
Miyamoto, Y.; Shiozawa, S.; Inagaki, Y. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Higashi, Ibaraki (Japan)) (and others)

International co-operation in developing the GT-MHR
La Bar, M.P.; Simon, W.A. (General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States))

Recent activities on the HTGR for its commercialization in the 21st century
Minatsuki, I.; Uchida, S.; Nomura, S.; Yamada, S. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Tokyo (Japan))

HTR-10 severe accident management
Xu Yuanhui; Sun Yuliang (Institute of Nuclear Energy Technology, Beijing (China))

An introduction to our activities supporting HTGR developments in Japan
An, S.; Hayashi, T.; Tsuchie, Y. (Tokai Univ., Tokyo (Japan))

Management system and potential markets for a HTR-GT plant
Crommelin, G.A.K. (Voorschoten (Netherlands))

Approach on a global HTGR R and D network
Lensa, W. von (Kernforschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich (Germany))

An overview of the licensing approach of the South African nuclear regulatory authority
Clapisson, G.A.; Hill, T.F.; Henderson, N.R.; Keenan, N.H.; Metcalf, P.E.; Mysenkov, A. (Council for Nuclear Safety, Hennopsmeer (South Africa))

Technical status of the pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR-SA) conceptual design
Fox, M. (Integrators of System Technology Ltd, Waterkloof (South Africa))

Licensing of the proposed PBMR-SA
Clapisson, G.A.; Henderson, N.R.; Hill, T.F.; Keenan, N.H.; Metcalf, P.E.; Mysenkov, A. (Council for Nuclear Safety, Hennopsmeer (South Africa))

PBMR phase 1 study: Seismic and structural design consideration - An overview of principles
Wium, D.J.W. (Africon, Pretoria (South Africa))

Helium storage and control system for the PBMR
Verkerk, E.C. (Integrators of System Technology Ltd, Waterkloof (South Africa))

Power conversion unit for the South African direct cycle HTGR
Liebenberg, J.J. (Atomic Energy Corp. of South Africa Ltd, Pretoria (South Africa))

Simulation of the pebble bed modular reactor natural air convection passive heat removal system
Dams, M.L. (Integrators of System Technology Ltd, Waterkloof (South Africa))

Potential and limitations in maximizing the power output of an inherent safe modular pebble bed HTGR
Scherer, W.; Ruetten, H.J.; Haas, K.A. (Kernforschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich (Germany))

OTTO-PAP: An alternative option to the PBMR fuelling philosophy
Mulder, E. (AVR GmbH, Juelich (Germany)); Teuchert, E. (Kernforschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich (Germany))

Generator technology for HTGR power plants
Lomba, D.; Thiot, D. (GEC Alsthom Power Generation, Belfort (France))

Development of an engineering simulator as a design tool for the pebble bed modular reactor
Kullmann, B.A.; Dams, M.L. (Integrators of System Technology Ltd, Waterkloof (South Africa))

Studies on self-acting heat removal systems on the basis of partial boiling of water for steel pressure vessel cooling of modular HTRs
Barnert, H.; Singh, J. (Kernforschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich (Germany))

Material and fabrication of the HTTR reactor pressure vessel
Tachibana, Y.; Kunitomi, K.; Shiozawa, S. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Isnt., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan)); Asami, T.; Yamaguchi, S. (Babcock-Hitachi K.K., Hiroshima (Japan))

HTR-10 engineering experiments
Xu Yuanhui; Yao Meisheng; Liu Jiguo; Zhuo Huizhong; Ju Huaimin (Institute of Nuclear Energy Technology, Beijing (China))

Characteristics of HTTR's startup physics tests
Nojiri, N.; Nakano, M.; Takeuchi, M.; Pohl, P.; Yamashita, K. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan))

Study of a high temperature gas cooled reactor heat utilization plant
Ide, A.; Hayakawa, H.; Yasuno, T. (HTR Heat Utilization Core Group, FAPIG, The First Power Industry Group (Japan)) (and others)

Test programmes of HTTR for future generation HTGRs
Kunitomi, K.; Tachibana, Y.; Takeda, T.; Saikusa, A.; Shiozawa, S. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan))

Present status of initial core fuel fabrication for the HTTR
Kitamura, N.; Watarumi, K.; Sato, K. (Nuclear Fuel Industries Ltd, Naka, Ibaraki (Japan)); Sawa, K.; Shiozawa, S.; Tanaka, T. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan)

The EOR system in DURI: Comparison between conventional and non-conventional systems
Lasman, A.N.; Isnaeni, M.D. (National Atomic Energy Agency, Batan (Indonesia))

Results of cost estimates for the exploitation of the natural gas field in Indonesia using the HTR: A new momentum for commercialization
Barnert, H. (Kernforschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich (Germany))

Reactor physics calculations on the Dutch small HTR concept
Kuijper, J.C.; Hass, J.B.M. De; Klippel, H.Th.; Hogenbirk, A.; Oppe, J.; Sciolla, C.; Stad, R.C.L. Van Der; Zhang, B.C. (Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, Petten (Netherlands))

Preliminary study on the development of an in-service inspection technique for graphite components in the HTTR
Ishihara, M.; Hanawa, S.; Furusawa, T.; Aihara, J.; Tachibana, Y. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan))

Post-irradiation heating tests of ZrC coated fuel particles
Minato, K.; Ogawa, T.; Fukuda, K.; Sekino, H.; Takahashi, I. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan))