General Information
| Design Name |
|
CAREM 25 |
| Reactor Type
|
|
integrated PWR |
| Gross Thermal
Power |
|
100 MWth |
| Electrical Power
Output |
|
27 MWe |
Core and reactivity Control
| Fuel |
|
Low Enriched
UO2 |
| Initial Enrichment |
|
3.4 % |
| Moderator |
|
Light Water |
| Clad Material |
|
Zircaloy-4 |
| Number of Regulation and
Control Rods |
|
19 |
| Control Rod neutron absorber |
|
Ag-In-Cd |
| Burnable poison |
|
Gd2O3-UO2
|
Reactor Cooling System
| Cooling Mode |
Natural Circulation
|
| Coolant mass flow throuh
core |
410 Kg/sec |
| Operating Coolant Pressure |
12.25 MPa |
| Core Inlet Temperature |
284 °C |
| Core Outlet Temperature |
326 °C |
Steam Generator
| Number |
|
12 |
| Type |
|
Once through |
| Configuration
|
|
Integrated - Vertical |
| Thermal Capacity
per SG |
|
8.4 MW |
| Feed Water
Temperature |
|
200 °C |
| Steam Pressure |
|
4.7 MPa |
| Steam Temperature
|
|
290 °C |
Containment
| Type |
Pressure
Suppression |
| Design Pressure |
0.55 MPa |
| Design Temperature |
120 °C |
Safety Systems
First Shutdown System
| Absorbing
Material |
Ag-In-Cd
|
| Assembly Type |
Cluster |
| Shutdown function
driven by |
Gravity |
| Number of absorbing
elements of the Fast Extinction System |
|
|
6 |
| Number of absorbing
elements of the Regulation and Control System |
|
19 |
Second Shutdown System
| Neutron Absorber Material |
Boron |
| Operation Mode |
Gravity driven
discharge |
| Redundancy |
2x100%
|
Residual Heat Removal System - Emergency
Condenser
| Operating Principle |
Passive |
| Operation Mode |
Steam Condensation |
| Redundancy |
2x100% |
| Autonomy |
>48 hours
|
Emergency Injection System
| Pressure of injection |
1.5 MPa |
| Flow (kg/seg) |
0.92 |
| Operation Mode |
Pressurized
Tanks |
| Redundancy |
2x100% |
| Autonomy |
>48 hours
|
Safety relief System
| Pressure Set
Point |
|
14 MPa |
| Redundancy |
|
3 x 100% |
Turbine System
| Type |
Condensing |
| Stages |
1 |
| Speed |
3000 rpm |
| Pressure |
4.7 MPa |
| Temperature (30°C superheated)
|
290 °C |
| Flow rate |
175.32 Ton/hr |
