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South Ukraine unit #2 

Fuel and cladding

FuelUO2 pellet
CladdingZr/1%Nb
EnrichmentInitial: 3.0/4.4 %
Pellet Outer Diameter7.57 mm
Pellet Inner Diameter1.4/1.6 mm
Clad Thickness0.65 mm
Pin Height3840 mm
Pin Outside Diameter9.1 mm


Fuel Assemblies

Number of Rods per Assembly317
Fuel Rod Pitch384 cm
Fuel Assembly Pitch467 cm


Core Configuration

Active Core Height3.56 m
Active Core Diameter3.12 m
Average Burnup40000 MWd/tU
Reactivity ControlBoric Acid
Number of Fuel Assemblies151
Configuration of AssembliesHex


Control System

Control Rod Drive Typeel/mag
Number of Control Rods Assemblies109


Primary Coolant

Coolant MaterialH2O
Pressure at Exit from Core6.0 MPascals
Core Inlet Temperature289 deg C
Core Outlet Temperature322 deg C
Number of Primary Pumps4


Coolant Systems

Number of Loops4
Water Chemistry---


Turbines

Number of Turbines1
Turbine Speed1500 rev/min
Turbine Rating1000 MWe


Vessel and Containment

Vessel Material15X2NMFA
Height10.88 m
Weight304 tonnes
Inner Diameter4.07 m
Wall Thickness0.19 m
Nozzle Diameter0.85 m


Reactor Operations

Fuel Loading---
Operational Strategy---


Spent Fuel Management

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Last modyfied: 28.02.2001 Please contact the webauthor if any questions