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The water-water energetic reactor, or VVER is a series of pressurized water reactor designs developed in the Soviet Union and Russia by OKB Gidropress. The name refers to the use of water as both the
View of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant site, with four operational VVER-1000 reactors
VVER-440 reactor hall at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant
Construction of a VVER-1000 reactor vessel at Atommash
Control room of a VVER-1000 in 2009, Kozloduy Unit 5
Generation III reactor
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Generation III reactors, or Gen III reactors, are a class of nuclear reactors designed to succeed Generation II reactors, incorporating evolutionary improvements in design. These include improved fuel
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…several subsequent generations of VVER design, so the name is associated with substantially different reactors from original generation I to modern generation III+ designs. Electrical power output ranges from 70 to 1300 MWe, with designs of up to 1700 MWe currently in development. VVER power stations have been…
Model of the Toshiba ABWR, which became the first operational Generation III reactor in 1996
EPR core catching room designed to catch the corium in case of a meltdown. Some Generation III reactors include a core catcher in their design.
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station Unit 3 and 4 under construction. India's first Generation III+ reactor
Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II with the first Generation III+ nuclear reactor in the world