BWRX-300
Sign in to saveThe BWRX-300 is a design for a small modular nuclear reactor proposed by GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH). The BWRX-300 would feature passive safety, in that neither external power nor operator action would be required to maintain a safe state, even in extreme circumstances.
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- Instance of
- small modular reactor
- Subclass of
- boiling water reactor
- Designed by
- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
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The BWRX-300 is a design for a small modular nuclear reactor proposed by GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH). The BWRX-300 would feature passive safety, in that neither external power nor operator action would be required to maintain a safe state, even in extreme circumstances.
BWRX-300 has a design lifetime of 60 years.
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