HTR-10
HTR-10 is a 10 MWt prototype high-temperature gas-cooled, pebble-bed reactor at Tsinghua University in China. Construction began in 1995, achieving its first criticality in December 2000, and was operated in full power condition in January 2003.
| HTR-10 | |
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Control room of HTR-10 reactor | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′26″N 116°08′59″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1995 |
| Commission date | January 2003 |
| Owner(s) | Tsinghua University |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | pebble-bed reactor HTGR |
| Cooling source | |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 10 MW |
Two HTR-PM reactors, scaled up versions of the HTR-10 with 250-MWt capacity, were installed at the Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Rongcheng in Shandong Province and achieved first criticality in September 2021.
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