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Enum: ReactorSizeCategoryEnum

Nuclear reactor size classifications

URI: valuesets:ReactorSizeCategoryEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
LARGE None Traditional large-scale commercial reactors
MEDIUM None Mid-scale reactors
SMALL None Small modular reactors
MICRO None Very small reactors for remote applications
RESEARCH None Small reactors for research and isotope production

Slots

Name Description
reactor_size_category Reactor size classification

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: ReactorSizeCategoryEnum
description: Nuclear reactor size classifications
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  LARGE:
    text: LARGE
    description: Traditional large-scale commercial reactors
    annotations:
      power_output:
        tag: power_output
        value: '>700 MWe'
      construction:
        tag: construction
        value: custom on-site
    title: Large Reactor
  MEDIUM:
    text: MEDIUM
    description: Mid-scale reactors
    annotations:
      power_output:
        tag: power_output
        value: 300-700 MWe
      construction:
        tag: construction
        value: semi-modular
    title: Medium Reactor
  SMALL:
    text: SMALL
    description: Small modular reactors
    annotations:
      power_output:
        tag: power_output
        value: 50-300 MWe
      construction:
        tag: construction
        value: modular
      transport:
        tag: transport
        value: potentially transportable
    title: Small Reactor
  MICRO:
    text: MICRO
    description: Very small reactors for remote applications
    annotations:
      power_output:
        tag: power_output
        value: <50 MWe
      construction:
        tag: construction
        value: factory-built
      transport:
        tag: transport
        value: transportable
    title: Micro Reactor
  RESEARCH:
    text: RESEARCH
    description: Small reactors for research and isotope production
    annotations:
      power_output:
        tag: power_output
        value: <100 MWt
      primary_use:
        tag: primary_use
        value: research, isotopes, training
    title: Research Reactor