| Parameter |
Value |
| Power: |
|
| Net power generation (MWe) |
40 |
| Power generation (MWt) |
134 |
| Core power density (KWt/lit) |
33.7 |
| Pump power (MWe) |
3.4 |
| Hydraulics: |
|
| Coolant volume (m³) |
12 |
| Coolant mass flow (kg/sec) |
668 |
| Coolant pressure (bar) |
160 |
| Pressure loss in the loop (bar) |
100 |
| Pressure loss in the bed (bar) |
9.5 |
| Terminal velocity (m/sec) |
1.64 |
| Thermal: |
|
| Coolant inlet temperature (ºC) |
290 |
| Coolant outlet temperature (°C) |
326 |
| Coolant inlet enthalpy (kJ/kg) |
1284 |
| Coolant inlet density (kg/m³ ) |
747 |
| Enthalpy rise in the core (kJ/kg) |
1490 |
| Film boiling convective heat transfer coefficient at 300 ºC ( W/m²ºC ) |
454 |
| Fuel element average thermal conductivity (W/m.ºC) |
30.58 |
| Fuel element average specific heat (J/kg.ºC) |
802.5 |
| Fuel element average density (gr/cm³) |
4.041 |
| Maximum fuel temperature after a LOCA (ºC) |
< 357 |
| Coolant temperature rise after a LOFA after 10 days (ºC) |
< 1 |
| Water needed to cool during 10 days after LOCA (m³) |
0.45 |
| Module dimensions: |
|
| Core height (cm) |
200 |
| Core inner diameter (cm) |
20 |
| Core outer diameter (cm) |
160 |
| Core volume (m³) |
3.96 |
| Fuel in the core (Ton) |
9.6 |
| UO2 in the core (Ton) |
4.8 |
| Fuel element |
|
| Fuel element diameter (cm) |
1.5 |
| SiC clad thickness (cm) |
0.1 |
| Number of microspheres in a fuel element. |
165 |
| Number of fuel elements in the core |
1.34x10 6 |
| UO2 in each fuel element (% vol) |
19.3 |
| Dense graphite in each fuel element (% vol) |
27.8 |
| Porous graphite in each fuel element (% vol) |
7.4 |
| SiC in each fuel element (% vol) |
45.5 |
| UO2 density (gr/cm³) |
10.5 |
| PYC porous density (gr/cm³) |
1.0 |
| PYC dense density (gr/cm³) |
1.8 |
| SiC density (gr/cm³) |
3.17 |
