SMART/Desalination Demonstration Plant

KAERI in Korea are developing an integrated desalination system coupled with the system integrated modular advanced reactor (SMART) 330 MWt integral PWR system (Chang and Kim, 1998) (Figure 14.2). SMART is an evolutionary PWR incorporating passive safety features, simplified systems, cost-effective component fabrication and a load-follow operational capability. It is designed to be a co-generation system, which aims to produce 40,000 m3 per day of potable water, the remaining energy to be converted to electricity. The MSF and the RO options are both under review and investigation in Korea. The fundamentals of the SMART reactor design are shown in Seo (1997). Details on the licensing programme are given in Kim and Chang (1997).