Abstract
The graphite-moderated reactor has a longer history than any other type, since the first critical assembly constructed under the direction of Enrico Fermi at Chicago in December 1942 was a natural uranium, graphite- moderated reactor. The principal use of graphite-moderated reactors for power generation, however, has been in the United Kingdom and France. In both cases, the original motivation was the advantage of constructing a system combining natural uranium fuel with a readily available and relatively inexpensive moderator.
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- Pressure Vessel
- Fuel Element
- Fuel Assembly
- Steam Generator
- Boron Carbide
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Cameron, I.R. (1982). The Gas-Cooled Graphite-Moderated Reactor. In: Nuclear Fission Reactors. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3527-6_8
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