Designs / dsn-pbmr

PBMR (Pebble Bed Modular Reactor)

Pebble-bed modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor developed in South Africa; its Koeberg demonstration plant was terminated in 2010. Output figures are not imported here.

Class
SMR
Technology
High-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR)
Coolant
helium
Spectrum
thermal
Developer / vendor(s)
PBMR (Pty) Ltd
Module electrical
—
Module thermal
—
Inclusion basis
smr_by_design_class
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-10-02

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