High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Pebble Bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shandong, China
China Huaneng Group
China’s large-scale nuclear plant is the world’s first nuclear power plant that will never suffer a dangerous meltdown, even if off-site power is completely lost. The design cannot be adapted to existing reactors around the world, but it could serve as a blueprint for future reactors.
All modern nuclear power plants rely on powered cooling mechanisms to remove excess heat from the reactor and, in case of an emergency, human intervention to shut down the plant. Water or liquid carbon dioxide are often used…
