Advanced gas-cooled reactor
The Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) is a type of nuclear reactor used in the United Kingdom. These are the second generation of British gas-cooled reactors. They use graphite as the neutron moderator and carbon dioxide as the coolant. They have been the backbone of the UK's nuclear generation fleet since the 1980s.
Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor Media
- Torness Power Station - geograph.org.uk - 1777307.jpg
AGR power station at Torness
- AGR reactor schematic.svg
Schematic diagram of the advanced gas-cooled reactor. Note that the heat exchanger is contained within the steel-reinforced concrete combined pressure vessel and radiation shield. Template:Ordered list*
AGR reactor size compared to other technologies
Dungeness B AGR power station, with a different outward appearance to most AGRs, consequential to multiple build companies being used
- Heysham Nuclear Power Station, Lancashire.jpg
The two power stations with four AGRs at Heysham
