Comparative Analysis of Boiling Water Reactor Design Models and Pressurised Water Reactor Design Models

摘要

Linear regression analysis is applied on four typical Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactor design models, viz Boiling Water Reactor Design I (BWRD I), Boiling Water Reactor Design II (BWRD II), Pressurized Water Reactor Design I (PWRD I) and Pressurized Water Reactor Design II (PWRD II). Empirical expressions are obtained for BWRD I model, BWCRD II model, PWRD I model and PWCRD II model. The results of the statistical analyses on these four types of nuclear reactor models reveal that the PWRD II promises to be most stable. The implication of this research effort to Nigeria’s nuclear power project is discussed.