Small modular reactor
device · 2020 · Digital age
A compact factory-built reactor (Akademik Lomonosov).
What it is made of
- Integral reactor vessel — has part. The reactor, steam generator and pumps in one vessel.
- Nuclear reactor core with fuel assemblies — has part. Fuel assemblies.
- Control rod — has part. Control rods.
- Passive cooling system — has part. Removing heat without pumps or power.
Principles and materials it uses
- Uranium — is made of. The fuel is uranium.
- Steel — is made of. The hull is steel.
- Nuclear fission — uses. Nuclear fission provides the heat.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Nuclear icebreaker — evolved from. Icebreaker reactors are the prototypes of small reactors.
What it is a kind of
- Nuclear reactor — is a kind of. A reactor.