| General Plant Data |
| Core thermal power |
1000 MWt [ref.2-page35] |
| Power Plant Net Output |
335 MWe [ref.2-page35] |
| Nuclear Steam Supply System |
| Number of coolant loops |
Integral RCS [ref.2-page35] |
| Steam temperature/pressure |
317/5.8 °C/MPa [ref.2-page35] |
| Feedwater temperature/pressure |
224/6.4 °C/MPa [ref.2-page35] |
| Reactor Coolant System |
| Total core flow rate |
36000 kg/s [ref.3-page53] |
| Primary coolant flow rate |
4700 kg/s [ref.2-page35] |
| Reactor operating pressure |
15.5 MPa [ref.2-page35] |
| Core inlet temperature |
292 °C [ref.2-page35] |
| Core (riser) outlet temperature |
330 °C [ref.2-page35] |
| Reactor Core |
| Fuel assembly total length |
5.207 m [ref.2-page35] |
| Fuel inventory |
48.5 tU [ref.2-page35] |
| Average linear heat rate |
10.0 kW/m [ref.2-page35] |
| Average core power density (volumetric) |
51.26 kW/l [ref.2-page35] |
Specific power
(= core thermal power/fuel inventory) |
20.6186 kW/kg-HM |
| Fuel material |
Sintered UO2 [ref.2-page35]
Westinghouse standard PWR fuel |
| Fuel average density |
96% Theoretical Density [ref.3-page203]
UO2-TD = 10.96 g/cc |
| Rod array |
Square
17×17 XL [ref.2-page38,ref.5-page155] |
| Number of fuel assemblies |
89 [ref.2-page35] |
| Number of fuel rods/assembly |
264 [ref.2-page35] |
| Fuel pellet diameter |
8.19 mm [ref.1-page634] |
| Pellet-clad gap |
0.082 mm [ref.1-page634] |
| Clad thickness |
0.572 mm [ref.1-page634] |
| Outer diameter of fuel rods |
9.5 mm [ref.2-page35,ref.5-page155] |
| Pitch (center-to-center) |
12.54 mm [ref.1-page634] |
| P/D |
1.32 [ref.3-page34] |
Average H/HM ratio
(Hydrogen to Heavy Metal ratio) |
3.4 [ref.3-page34] |
| Volume fractions |
33.50% fuel
54.92% moderator
11.58% structure |
| Volume ratios |
fuel-to-moderator: 0.6099
moderator-to-fuel: 1.6396 |
| Enrichment |
4.95 Wt % U-235 [ref.2-page35] |
| Coolant average density |
0.7295 g/cc [ref.6-page31]
0.727664 g/cc (calculated from enrichment and H/HM data) |
| Equilibrium cycle length |
30-48 months [ref.2-page35] |
| Average discharge burnup |
60 000 MWd/tU [ref.2-page35] |
| Reactor Pressure Vessel |
| Cylindrical shell inner diameter |
6.21 m [ref.2-page35] |
| Wall thickness of cylindrical shell |
28.5 cm [ref.2-page35] |
| Total height (including clossure head) |
22.2 m [ref.5-page154] |
| Active core height (core barrel) |
426.7 cm [ref.5-page156] |
| Active core inner diameter (core barrel) |
241.27 cm [ref7-page45]
calculated from core thermal power, power density, and active core height |
| Active core outer diameter (core barrel) |
285 cm [ref.5-page157] |
| Steam Generators |
| Type |
Vertical, helical coil tube bundle, once-through, superheated [ref.2-page35] |
| Number |
8 [ref.2-page35] |
| Thermal capacity (each SG) |
125 MWt [ref.2-page35] |
| Number of heat exchanger tubes (each SG) |
656 [ref.2-page35] |
| Reactor Coolant Pump |
| Type |
Spool type, fully immersed [ref.2-page35] |
| Number |
8 [ref.2-page35] |
| Pump head |
19.8 m [ref.2-page35] |
| Primary Containment |
| Type |
Pressure suppression, steel [ref.2-page35] |
| Geometry |
Spherical, 25 m diameter [ref.2-page35] |
| Design pressure/temperature |
1300/200 kPa/°C [ref.2-page35] |