OK-150 reactor
The OK-150 reactor and its successor, the OK-900 reactor are Soviet marine nuclear reactors used to power ships at sea. They are pressurized [water reactor]s that use enriched uranium-235 fuel. They have been used in various Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker ships. The reactor was developed by OKBM.
OK-150 specifications:
- Fuel: 5% enriched uranium in the form of ceramic uranium dioxide fuel elements with a cladding. Different cladding materials were used; initially zirconium, later on, stainless steel as well as a zirconium-niobium alloy were tried.
- Fuel load: 75 to 85 kilograms
- Power production: 90 megawatts
The core was 1.6 m high by 1 m diameter. It consisted of 219 fuel assemblies, totalling 7,704 fuel pins. There was a biological shield made of concrete mixed with metal shavings.
OK-900A specifications:
- Fuel: 35-40% enriched uranium in the form of metallic uranium-zirconium alloy fuel elements
- Fuel load: 150.7 kg
- Power production: 171 megawatts