A design of in-plant electric power system for the HTR-10

The design of in-plant electric power system for the 10 MW high-temperature gas-cooled reactor-test module (HTR-10) has taken into full consideration the feature of good inherent safety existing with the HTR-10 and has adopted a scheme different from those adopted for ordinary nuclear power plants. This paper gives an introduction to the structure, design objectives of in-plant electric power system, the designing schemes of different subsystems and the main equipment. The result of system test and operation show that the design can meet the demand for power reply from the reactor under any operational conditions. At the same time, it can reduce the system cost and improve the reliability and the safety of the system. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.