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AGR REACTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

The UK successor to the Magnox reactor using enriched uranium oxide fuel canned in stainless steel with graphite moderator.

Key term(s)
  • advanced gas cooled graphite moderated reactor
  • AGR reactor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

Nom d'une filière de réacteurs développée en Grande-Bretagne et dans laquelle le gaz caloporteur sort à plus de 650 °C.

OBS

Combustible : uranium enrichi à 2,2 %. Gaine : acier inoxydable. Modérateur : graphite. Caloporteur : CO2.

OBS

RARG : abréviation extraite du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
  • Centrales nucleares
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