Preliminary Core Physics Evaluation of a Small Modular Pressure Tube SCWR

Abstract

The Canadian supercritical water reactor (SCWR) is Canada's contribution to the GEN-IV International Forum (GIF), whose aim is the development of advanced reactor systems with features that support enhanced safety, clean energy, sustainability, economics and non-proliferation. Recently, a scaled down, 300 MW(e) version of the Canadian SCWR was proposed, the SuperSafe© Reactor (SSR). In this work, a preliminary core physics evaluation for the SSR concept is presented.