• Title of article

    TheIndianPHWROriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    S.S.Bajaj، نويسنده , , A.R.Gore، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    22
  • From page
    701
  • To page
    722
  • Abstract
    ThenuclearpowerprograminIndiaatpresentisbasedmainlyonaseriesofPressurizedHeavyWaterReactors(PHWRs).StartingfromRajasthanAtomicPowerStationcomprisingtwounitsof200MWeCanadiandesignedPHWRsin1973,theprogramhascomealongwaywith12PHWRunitsinoperationand6unitsunderconstructionwhichincludes2unitsof540MWePHWRs.NaroraAtomicPowerStationcommissionedin1991markedmajorindigenizationandstandardizationofPHWRdesigns.ThechoiceofPHWRsinthecurrentstageofIndiaʹsNuclearPowerPlantsprogramisbasedonlong-termobjectivesintherightavailableresourcesandinfrastructure.Thesereactorsusenaturaluraniumasfuelandheavywaterasmoderatorandcoolant.ThenuclearpowerstationsinIndiaaregenerallyplannedastwin-unitmodules,sharingcommonfacilitiessuchasservicebuilding,spentfuelbay,etc.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    896030