THTR300 REFERENCE NUCLEAR-POWER STATION WITH PEBBLE BED HIGH-TEMPERATURE REACTOR

With the start-up of electric power generation by the prototype nuclear power station THTR 300 in 1985, the BBC/HRB group have taken the pebble bed high-temperature reactor (HTR) to the threshold of commerical operation. The 300 Mwe station was built as a reference plant for the complete HTR line with power ratings from 100 to 600 Mw. This project benefited from the experience and know-how gained during 19 years of successful operation with 15 Mw experimental power station (AVR) in Juelich, Germany, which was also designed, built and commissioned by BBC/HRB. Cornerstones of the group's future HTR line are the HTR 500 (electrical rating 550 Mw) and the HTR 100 (electrical rating 100 Mw) for the generation of electricity and process steam, with the possibility of heat extraction for district heating.