AVR

Experimental nuclear power plantThermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generati..., Jülich; high-temperature reactorThe High-Temperature Reactor (HTR) has been developed in Ger... with a gross electrical output of 15 MWMegawatt, million times the power unit of watt (W). 1 MW = 1.... Nuclear commissioning on 26^th Aug. 1966, final shutdown on 1^stst Dec. 1988. The cumulated power generation amounted to 1.7 TWh. The reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... was built according to the concept of a pebble-bed reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... developed by Prof. Schulten. The AVR was primarily used to gain operating experience for the development of high-temperature reactors. The AVR was the first power reactorA nuclear reactor suitable for use in a nuclear power plant,... completely developed in Germany.