GIF-IAEA/INPRO Workshop on
Safety Aspects of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
30 November - 1 December 2011
IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria
The overall objective of the Workshop was to share information among R&D leaders of GIF and the IAEA (INPRO and TWGFR) on technical issues related to the safety of sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). Specific attention was given to the following aspects:
- Lessons learned from the Fukushima-Daiichi accident, to be taken into account in the design of SFRs.
- Harmonization of safety approaches and goals for the design of SFRs, which would contribute to the harmonization of the safety criteria utilized in GEN IV SFRs.
- Approaches to identify technical issues relevant to the safety of SFRs, for which further investigation is deemed necessary, and current and planned R&D activities to help resolve them.
Scientific Secretaries: S. Monti (NPTDS) and R. Beatty (INPRO) / INPRO Group Oficer: P. Villalibre
INPRO News: GIF and IAEA Discuss Safety Aspects of Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors
Workshop Documents
Presentations
- IAEA TWG-FR activities on the field of safety of SFR (Mr S. Monti)
Topic-1: Short Overview of Safety of SFR in countries with an active programme
- France (Mr P. Anzieu)
- India (Mr P. Chellapandi)
- Republic of Korea (Mr M.H. Bae)
- Russian Federation (Mr I. Pakhomov)
- United States of America (Mr T. Sofu)
Topic-2: Approaches to Resolve Safety Issues Related to Basic Safety Characteristics of SFRs
- United States of America (Mr A. Stanculescu)
- France (Mr P. Dufour)
- Japan (Mr Y. Okano)
IAEA Approach to SFR Safety (Mr P. Hughes)
Topic-3: Approaches to Resolve Safety Issues Related to Sodium as a FR Coolant
- Russian Federation (Mr I. Pakhomov)
- India (Mr P. Chellapandi)
- France (Mr P. Anzieu)
- Japan (Mr S. Kubo)
- United States of America (Mr T. J. Olivier)
Topic-4: Safety Implication in the Light of Fukushima NPP Accident
- France (Mr P. Dufour)
- Japan (Mr R. Nakai)
- India (Mr P. Kumar)
- United States of America (Mr. R. Wigeland)
Status of GIF Task Force on SFR Safety Design Criteria (Mr R. Nakai)
Topic-5: Design Concepts for Innovative Sodium Fast Reactors
- European Commission (Mr L. Ammirabile)
- Japan (Mr S. Kubo)
- Republic of Korea (Mr H.Y. Jeong)
- United States of America (Mr. C. Grandy)
- India (Mr P. Chellapandi)
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INPRO News: GIF and IAEA Discuss Safety Aspects of Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors