Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactors

Table 1

Some typical SCWR concepts around the world.

Name	Proposed by	Design concept	Moderate	Rated power (MW)	Outlet temperature (°C)	Pressure (MPa)	Net efficiency (%)
W21	Tokyo University	Thermal neutron spectrum SCWR	H2O	1570	508	25	44
TWG1	Water TWG (Japan)	Fast neutron spectrum SCWR	H2O	1728	Alternative	Alternative	38~45
W6-1	AECL (Canada)	CANDU-X-MARK1	D2O	910	430	25	41
W6-2		CANDU-XNC		370	400	25	41
W6-3		CANDU-ALX1		950	450	25	40.6
W6-4		CANDU-X-ALX2		1143	650	25	45
—	Europe	HPLWR	H2O	1000	500	25	44
—	INEL (USA)	Thermal neutron spectrum SCWR	H2O	1600	500	25	44
B500SKD1	Russia	Integrative SCWR	H2O	515	381	23.6	38