General Inquiry

According the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) there are 35 operational Boiling Water Reactors (BWR)that we're built by GE. BWR's are the 2nd most common nuclear reactor right next to a Pressurized water reactor (PWR) which is the most common type. The most obvious main difference is in a PWR, the water which is the main coolant is pressurized, whereas in a BWR, the water is boiled hence the difference in the names. Although now currently there have been new reactors being built called Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, according to GE the ABWR is a direct cycle Light Water Reactor that reflects the continued evolution from GE’s initial BWR concept. Some modifications include a sophisticated control system, which are now fully digital, providing reliable and accurate plant monitoring, control, and diagnostics. These reactors produce about a 1350 to 1460 megawatts range, which in comparison to a coal power plant, or you basic hydroelectricity power plant, dwarf the output in both MW produced and the cost to produce the energy, in the sense that the cost is significantly less.