The Low-Temperature Water Reactor for the District Heating Atomic Power Plant

A natural convection low-pressure water reactor can be utilized as a source of district heating. This provides inherent safety factors under conditions requiring emergency core cooling. The reactor pressure vessel is contained within a prestressed concrete shell, both of which are designed to withstand accident overpressure. This also results in a relatively thin-walled reactor vessel that can be fabricated on-site. The overall safety and economy of such a system meets further consideration as a system for providing low-temperature nuclear heat for district heating.