A historical review and analysis on the selection of nuclear reactor types and implications to development programs for advanced reactors; A Japanese study

A light water reactor (LWR) is the most common reactor type in the world today, and will likely continue to be the main technology of nuclear power towards the mid-21st century. This paper analyzes the factors that made large LWRs the global mainstream and points out the root causes why only a few o...

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Published in:	Energy Reports
Main Author:	Tomoko Murakami
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-11-01
Subjects:	Light water reactors Small modular reactors Fast reactors Customers’ perspective Economies of scale
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721003280