IPWR-900
IPWR-900 | |
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Generation | |
Fuel state | Solid |
Neutron energy spectrum | Thermal |
Primary control method | control rods |
Primary moderator | Light Water |
Primary coolant | Light Water |
Reactor usage | |
Primary use | Generation of electricity |
Power (thermal) | 2700 MWth |
Power (electric) | 900 MWe |
The Indian Pressurized Water Reactor-900 (IPWR-900) is a class of pressurized water reactors being designed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in partnership with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited to supplement the Indian three-stage nuclear power programme.
History
BARC has developed a 83 MW compact
To support the industrial capacity to fabricate the large forgings for a
Indian nuclear activities regulator Atomic Energy Regulatory Board carried out the Pre-Consenting design review for the design in the fiscal year 2015–16.[3]
Design
The IPWR design is planned to retain commonality of majority of non-nuclear island components of the design with the IPHWR-700 pressurized heavy-water reactors currently in use to limit design timelines and construction costs. The steam generator design and configuration will also be adopted from the IPHWR-700 design.[5]
The IPWR core consists 151 fuel assemblies arranged in a hexagonal pitch with 331 lattice locations wherein 311 locations are occupied by fuel pins, 18 by control guide tubes and 1 by instrumentation tube and the remaining location at centre is occupied by central water rod. The fuel pins have an outer diameter 9.4 mm with a wall thickness of 0.7 mm. The core contains 103 rod cluster assemblies with each cluster containingf 18 rods which have B4C and Dy2O3·TiO2 as the control material. The control rods have been designed to provide negative reactivity coefficients with a shutdown margin of 10 mk at hot zero power state for a prolonged time.[6]
IPWR utilises
The reactor will utilise a reactor pressure vessel made of 20MnMoNi55 steel[7] also known as “APURVA” (Advanced Purified Reactor Vessel Alloy).[4] BARC disclosed in January 2020 that a Core catcher design has been validated that can manage a 100% core melt accident.[8][9]
The design will include Generation III+ safety features like Passive Decay Heat Removal System, Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS), Corium Retention and Core Catcher System.[5]
Reactor fleet
The Government of India or NPCIL have not disclosed any locations or timeline for the construction of the first IPWR-900 reactor.
Technical specifications
Specifications | IPWR-900[6] |
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Thermal output, MW | 2700 |
Electrical output, MW | 900 |
Efficiency, net % | |
Vapor pressure, in 100 kPa | |
in front of the turbine | - |
in the first circuit | - |
Water temperature, °C: | |
core coolant inlet | 307.5 |
core coolant outlet | 320 |
Equivalent core diameter, m | — |
Active core height, mm | 3600 |
Outer diameter of fuel rods, mm | 13.16 |
Number of fuel rods in assembly | 311 |
Number of fuel assemblies | 151 |
Uranium loading, tons | - |
Average uranium enrichment, % | 4.22 |
Average fuel burnup, MW · day / kg | 30 |
Maximum fuel burnup, MW · day / kg | 50 |
Average linear heat generation rate in a pin (W/cm) | 159.6 |
Power density (MW/m3 or KW/litre)) | 87.4 |
System pressure (MPa) | 15.7 |
Cycle length (FPDs) | 410 |
Burnable neutron absorber material in fuel (IFBA) | Gd2O3(Gadolinia) |
Reactivity control | Soluble boron (H3BO3 in water) |
Control rod material | B4C and Dy2O3·TiO2 |
See also
- IPHWR, a class of Indian PHWRs.
- AHWR-300, thorium fuelled PHWR design for the Indian Three stage nuclear power programme
- India's three-stage nuclear power programme
- Nuclear power in India
- AP1000, similar reactor of US origin
- EPR, similar reactor of European origin
References
- ^ "BARC begins work on 900 MW pressurised water reactor". Business Standard India. Indo-Asian News Service. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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- ^ a b National report to The Convention on Nuclear safety, Seventh Review Meeting of Contracting Parties, March 2017 (PDF). Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India. August 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b Mishra, P.K; Shrivastav, Vivek. "Heavy steel forgings for Pressurised Water Reactor program" (PDF). BARC Newsletter. 377 (July–August 2021): 38. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b AB, Mukherjee. "IPWR Indian Pressurized Water Reactor". India Energy Forum (10th Nuclear Conclave).
- ^ S2CID 216161923. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Annual Report 2018-19, Department of Atomic Energy (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. p. Chapter 1, Page 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Mohanty, Ajit Kumar (26 January 2020). "Republic Day address of Director, BARC" (PDF). Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "DAE Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India: 52. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.