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Chairs: Didier De Bruyn and Bob Hill
Experience and competences obtained in the course of BN reactor technology formation from BR 5/10 to BN-600, BN-800 provide the possibility for commercial deployment of this technology in a two-component nuclear energy system.
The paper presents the results of implementation of commercial reactors BN-600, BN 800, development and substantiation of a commercial power unit with a new-generation...
India has a well established Nuclear Power Programme with currently 22 reactors in operation and 6 under construction. The total contribution of nuclear power is 6780 MWe. Fast breeder reactors are expected to play a major role in providing energy security to the country by effective utilisation of the spent fuel from the existing reactors and by utilisation of thorium on a later date. The 40...
This paper provides an overview of fast reactor research and development efforts in the United States. Fast reactors are envisioned for a wide variety of actinide management strategies ranging from actinide destruction in closed fuel cycles to enhanced uranium utilization. With successful technology development, fast reactors are also intended for electricity and heat production, as being...
When a pool-type sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) of 1,500 MWt (650 MWe) class is installed in Japan, it shall be designed to stand the severe seismic condition. The pool-type SFR adopts enhanced design on structures of a reactor vessel (RV) such as enhanced RV support structure, a thickened knuckle part of the RV, and a flat plenum separator with ribs etc. under the floor response with...
Starting from 2012 the Lead-cooled Fast Reactor provisional System Steering Committee (LFR-pSSC) of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) has developed a number of top-level strategic activities with the aim to assist and support development of Lead-cooled Fast Reactor technology in member countries and entities. The current full members of the GIF-LFR-pSSC (i.e., signatories of the GIF...
The Lead cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) has been selected by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) as one of the most promising nuclear technologies able to meet the GIF goals and playing an increasingly important role in the international context. The ALFRED (the Advanced Lead-cooled Fast Reactor European Demonstrator) project aims to bridge the gap between the research and development...
Every day at the SCK•CEN site in Mol, over 750 scientists advance nuclear research. Thanks to its state-of-the-art infrastructure and world-renowned experts, the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre plays a vital role in developing innovative nuclear applications. Its BR2 (Belgian Reactor 2) is one of the most powerful research reactors in the world, which in particular meets one-quarter of global...
GFR is one of six GENIV reactor technologies selected as most promising by GIF, with a long history of research and development work done in various countries. Modern day GFR research is concentrated mainly in Europe, Japan and USA. European GFR reference concepts are GFR2400, a large-scale commercial reactor, and ALLEGRO, a 75 MWth technology demonstrator. The ALLEGRO development is led by...
