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Table 1
Some technical data of the Angra 2 NPP.
| Reactor power | |
| Reactor thermal power | 3771.4 MW |
| Gross electrical | 1350 MW |
| Thermal yield | 35.8% |
| Reactor core | |
| Fuel material | Enriched uranium – UO2 |
| Number of fuel elements | 193 |
| Number of fuel rods per assembly | 236 |
| Cladding material | Zircaloy 4 (Zr) |
| Thickness | 0.72 mm |
| Mean linear power density | 20.7 kW/m |
| Mean temperature rise in core | 34 °C |
| Plant systems | |
| Primary system description | 4 Loops |
| Number of pumps of the primary system | 4 |
| Primary system pressure | 15.7 MPa |
| Average temperature | 308.6 °C |
| Steam generator | |
| Type | Vertical U-Tubes |
| Material | 20 Mn Mo Ni 55 |
| Tubes | Incoloy 800 |
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