VK reactor

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VK reactor
Developer / Manufacturer: OKBM
Development year: 1960s
Developing country: RussiaRussia Russia
Reactor data
Reactor type: Boiling water reactor
Design type: pressure vessel
Moderator: light water
Cooling: light water
Vapor bubble coefficient: negative
Power classes in MW (gross): 12, 300
Copies built: 0

The UK reactor is a Russian-type nuclear reactor . It was developed in the 1960s. The concept is based on the first research reactors in VVER design , which were further developed into boiling water reactors . This resulted in the VK series. The first VK is in the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors Melekess . It is a VK-50 with 50 megawatts net and 62 megawatts gross, which is the prototype of the VK reactors. The VK reactor is manufactured by OKBM .

VKT-12

The VKT-12 is a further development of the Gidropress company . Compared to other power reactors, this reactor is a poorly performing reactor and is intended to be used in areas where there is a lack of electricity and there is little availability of raw materials such as coal or gas. Offshore drilling rigs could also be operated with this reactor. However, since this contributes quite high costs, the reactor is so far only a project. The reactor is also suitable for installation in transportable nuclear power plants.

Electrical power 12 MW
Weight of the components for transport <20 t
Reactor diameter 2.4 m
Reactor height 4.9 m

VK-300

The VK-300 is a further development of the VK-50. The reactor has a net output of 300 MW and a gross output of 357 MW. The reactor can be used to generate electricity and filter seawater to produce drinking water. The daily production can desalinate up to 300,000 m 3 of water per day, whereby the output of the seawater desalination plant has also been reduced. The reactor then has a gross output of 300 MW and a net output of 250 MW. The cost to produce electricity is $ 0.029 per kilowatt-hour, while the cost of filtering $ 0.58 per m 3 amount of water. The daily cost for filtering is up to $ 174,000 when cleaning 300,000 m 3 of water. Use as a district heating reactor is also possible, but not planned.

Among other things, projects in Kazakhstan are being discussed to equip the plant in Aqtau with it. A BN-350 in the Aqtau nuclear power plant used to deliver the steam for the seawater desalination plant there. This was switched off in 1999. Projects for a new Bilibino nuclear power plant are also being discussed. None of these projects are specifically planned. The nuclear power plant Kola II is definitely planned . However, this reactor is still controversial, since a WWER-1200 (AES-2006) is also possible there. Four more reactors are possible for a nuclear power plant in Arkhangelsk Oblast .

Thermal performance 750 MWth
Electrical power 300 MW
Nominal pressure primary circuit 6.8 MPa
Primary circuit temperature input 205 ° C
Temperature primary circuit output 285 ° C
Operating time 50 years

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  1. Details about the VKT reactor ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gidropress.podolsk.ru
  2. Details about the VK-300 (English; PDF; 431 kB)
  3. NTI - Russia: Nuclear Power Developments (English)