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Conference Article: Impact of LMFBR operating experience on PFBR design
Bhoje, S.B.; Chetal, S.C.; Chellapandi, P.; Govindarajan, S.; Lee, S.M.; Kameswara Rao, A.S.L.; Prabhakar, R.; Raghupathy, S.; Sodhi, B.S.; Sundaramoorthy, T.R.; Vaidyanathan, G. (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (India))Abstract
PFBR is a 500 MWe, sodium cooled, pool type, fast breeder reactor currently under detailed design. It is essenti.al to reduce the capital cost of PFBR in order to make it competitive with thermal reactors. Operating experience of LMFBRs provides a vital input towards simplification of the design, improving its reliability, enhancing safety and achieving overall cost reduction. This .paper includes a summary of LMFBR operating experience and details the design features of PFBR as influenced by operating experience of LMFBRs
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key words: cost; design; fbr type reactors; reactor operation; reactor safety; reliability; sodium cooled reactors
- Reference:
- Technical committee meeting on unusual occurrences during LMFR operation. Vienna (Austria) 9-13 Nov 1998
- International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
- IAEA-TECDOC--1180, pp:180-196
- International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)