page_title: Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility
section_title: Operation
hierarchical_section_title: Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility / Operation
caption_attribution_description: English: The contents of the dome of the Boiling Nuclear Superheater Power Station in Puerto Rico. The dome is still visible at Domes Beach. This is shown in the BONUS Final Summary Design Report (PRWRA-GNEC-6) as figure 208-1 on page 59.
context_page_description: The Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility, also known to the locals as "Domes", or formally as Museo Tecnologico BONUS Dr. Modesto Iriarte, is a decommissioned nuclear plant in Rincón, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
context_section_description: The reactor is one of two boiling-water superheater developed in the United States. The principle of operation is boiling water in the center of reactor (likewise BWR) and passing this steam by the rest of reactor, superheating this steam to drive a turbine generator.
caption: Perspective of the BONUS containment building in Puerto Rico [3]
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