There is currently renewed interest in high temperature nuclear fission power reactors. The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) is one of several high temperature gas-cooled reactors being investigated by researchers. The South African design of the PBMR is based on the original German design, with the fuel particles (called TRISO particles) being small multilayer spheres.

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