Steam Generators for the Small and Medium Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Experience in Design Development and Promising Innovative Solutions

Abstract

Recently, the world has once again revealed its strong interest in such energy sources as small and medium NPPs. Despite the variety of designs offered for this niche of reactor technologies, the most mastered and developed for implementation are reactor technologies based on the use of reactor plants with PWRs. One of the key components of such reactor plants is the steam generator. The report highlights a brief analysis of the design, layout and conceptual solutions on the steam generators both for the land-based NPPs and those used in the transport, nuclear ship building industries. Moreover, advanced solutions are presented in the report that best meet the requirements of small and medium NPPs, including floating nuclear power plants and finally, attractiveness of Russian ship technologies is demonstrated regarding their application in the small and medium nuclear power plants.