Core (showing some
fuel bundles)
Control rod
Reactor pressure
vessel
Fig. 14.1 Reactor pressure
vessel of the resourcerenewable boiling water
reactor (RBWR) [3]
Table 14.1 Plant
specifications [3]
Item
RBWR
ABWR
Thermal power (MWt)
3,926
3,926
Electric power (MWe)
1,356
1,356
RPV diameter (m)
7.1
7.1
Core pressure (MPa)
7.2
7.2
Number of fuel bundles
720
872
Fuel lattice type
Hexagonal
Square
Lattice pitch (mm)
199
155
Number of control rods
223
205
Control rod type
Y-type
Cross shape
Number of fuel bundles 720
Number of control rods 223
Fig. 14.2 Horizontal cross-sectional view of the RBWR core configuration [3]
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