KLT reactor
The KLT reactor is a Russian nuclear reactor that is used in the nuclear icebreakers of the Taymyr class and the cargo ship Sevmorput . It is developed by OKBM .
It is a third generation pressurized water reactor that is filled with 241 to 274 fuel elements . The fuel elements consist of 30 to 40 percent enriched uranium . The reactor produces a thermal output of 135 MW . The electrical output is 35 MW.
The fuel elements in the reactor have to be replaced every three to four years on average.
In St. Petersburg was Akademik Lomonosov was the first Russian floating nuclear power plant with two KLT-40S for the berth Vilyuchinsk built. Construction of the platform with two reactors started on April 15, 2007. The ship was officially handed over in July 2019 and towed to the new berth near the port city of Pewek in September .
The KLT-40S reactor is said to have a gross electrical output of 35 MW . The net electrical output should be 32 MW. The floating nuclear power plant will be 144 meters long and 30 meters wide and with two KLT-40S reactors will have a total capacity of 70 MW.
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- ↑ Technical data sheet of the IAEA with information about the use on icebreakers , accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors" (English)
- ↑ Floating Nuclear Power Plant Will Be Key Element on Northern Sea Route The Moscow Times (English)