Gas-cooled high-temperature reactorThe High-Temperature Reactor (HTR) has been developed in Ger... with a corePart of the nuclear reactor where the fission chain reaction... of spherical fuelSee 'nuclear fuel'. and moderatorMaterial used to "decelerate" fast neutrons to low energies,... (graphite) elements. The decommissioned nuclear power plants AVRExperimental nuclear power plant, Jülich; high-temperature ... in Jülich and THTR-300Thorium high-temperature reactor in Hamm-Uentrop/Lippe, high... in Uentrop had a pebble bed reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai.... The THTR-300Thorium high-temperature reactor in Hamm-Uentrop/Lippe, high... contained about 600,000 spherical fuelSee 'nuclear fuel'. and moderatorMaterial used to "decelerate" fast neutrons to low energies,... elements. The fuelSee 'nuclear fuel'. elements consist of a kernel of U-235 and thorium surrounded by a graphite matrix of a diameter of 6cm.
South African company PBMR (Pty) Ltd started working on a Pebble Bed Modular ReactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... (PBMR) since 1994. The project entails the construction of a demonstration power plant at Koeberg and a fuelSee 'nuclear fuel'. plant at Pelindaba, but it’s currently postponed indefinitely.
Schematic representation of the spherical fuel elementArrangement of a number of fuel rods into which the nuclear ... of a pebble bed reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai...
Nuclear power plantThermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generati... with pebble bed reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai...