The role of Japan's industry in the HTTR design and its construction

Authors :: Minatsuki, I.
Tanihira, M.
Mizokami, Y.
Miyoshi, Y.
Hayakawa, H.
Okamoto, F.
Maekawa, I.
Takeuchi, K.
Kodama, H.
Fukuie, M.
Kan, N.
Kato, S.
Nishimura, K.
Konishi, T.
Source :: Nuclear Engineering & Design. Oct2004, Vol. 233 Issue 1-3, p377-390. 14p.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Abstract: The research and development (R&D) of the high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) has been carried out by the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) since the 1960s. The construction of the high temperature engineering test reactor (HTTR) started in March 1991 for the purpose of the establishment and advancement of basic HTGR technology, as well as the application of advanced research. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Fuji Electric, Toshiba, Hitachi, Nuclear Fuel Industries and Toyo Tanso have participated in this project since the R&D stage of HTTR in the area of high temperature equipment design, system design and safety design. The installation was completed in November 1996, and was then handed over to JAERI in September 1997. This paper summarizes the roles of each industrial organization in the HTTR design and construction. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]