Nuclear Technology Pathways
Nuclear Reactors - Generalities 2. Nuclear Reactors Systems Review - Resources and Regeneration - Economy

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Nuclear Technology Pathways


Nuclear Reactors - Generalities 2. Nuclear Reactors Systems Review - Resources and Regeneration - Economy

Author : Jean-Baptiste THOMAS

Publication date: July 10, 2026 | Lire en français

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1. Nuclear Technology Pathways

1.1 A brief review of proven reactor types: light-water reactors (LWRs); CANDU reactors; AGR reactors; RBMK reactors

Only those reactor types that have demonstrated continuity (which may have been interrupted at some point but not permanently) and that are represented in Generation II—either commercially or as a demonstration prior to a possible resurgence in Generation III or Generation IV, likely as SMRs/AMRs—are considered below.

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1.1.1 Light-water reactors (LWRs): pressurized (PWR) and boiling (BWR)

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