Abstract
This chapter describes the prevalent nuclear power plant types in operation today and anticipated for the future. Power reactors are named according to characteristics such as neutron energy, moderator, coolant, and purpose. Electricity generation expenses can be divided into capital, operating and maintenance, and fuel costs. The light-water reactors, consisting of pressurized and boiling water reactors, dominate worldwide usage with gas-cooled and heavy-water reactors deployed in most of the remaining plants. Evolutionary plants employing Generation III systems include the ABWR, AP1000, and EPR. Interest in small modular reactors is heightened presently. More revolutionary in nature, Generation IV reactors are striving for greater sustainability, safety, and proliferation resistance.
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