Research Article

HTR-Based Power Plants’ Performance Analysis Applied on Conventional Combined Cycles

Table 1

Main technical specifications of the GT-MHR [14].

Full thermal reactor power600 MW
Electricity generation efficiency48.00%
Helium coolant temperature (inlet/outlet)763/1123 K
Helium pressure7.15 MPa
Electricity production efficiency (net) 46.29%
Helium pressure at PCS inlet7.07 MPa
Helium pressure at PCS outlet 7.16 MPa
Helium flow rate through the turbine316.96 kg/s