Fast Reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems Knowledge Base

IAEA-TECDOC--1405: Operational and decommissioning experience with fast reactors

Proceedings of a Technical Meeting held in Cadarache, France 11-15 March 2002

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria), IAEA-TECDOC--1405

Abstract

Exchange of detailed technical information and experience on fast reactor operation and decommissioning, as a part of data retrieval and knowledge preservation initiative by the IAEA.

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Fast breeder test reactor. 15 years of operating experience
Suresh Kumar, K.V.; Kapoor, R.P.; Ramalingam, P.V.; Rajendran, B.; Srinivasan, G.; Kasiviswanathan, K.V. (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam (India))

Operational experience and upgrading program of the experimental fast reactor JOYO
Aoyama, T.; Odo, T.; Suzuki, S.; Yogo, S. (Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC), Ibaraki (Japan))

Operational experience of BN-350
Dumchev, I. (Mangishlac Atomic Energy Complex - MAEC (Kazakhstan))

Lifetime extension of the Phenix nuclear power plant
Martin, L.; Pepe, D. (CEA-Phenix, Bagnols-sur-Ceze (France)); Dupraz, R. (Framatome-ANP, Lyon (France))

Advanced and innovative approaches to inspect the Phenix fast breeder reactor
Giraud, M.; Major, P. (Framatome-ANP/Novatome, Lyon (France)); Gros, J.; Martin, L. (CEA-Phenix, Bagnols-sur-Ceze (France)); Benoist, P. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France)); Burat, O. (Framatome-ANP, Lyon (France))

Sodium cleaning in Phenix steam generator modules
Gastaldi, O. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance(France)); Grabon, V. (Framatome-ANP, Lyon (France)); Cavagna, C. (CEA-Phenix, Bagnols-sur-Ceze (France))

Review of fast reactor operation experience gained in the Russian Federation. Approaches to the co-ordinated research project
Poplavsky, V.M.; Ashurko, Yu.M.; Bagdassariv, Yu. E. (State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation (SSC RF) - Institute for Physics and Power Engineering (IPPE), Obninsk (Russian Federation)) (and others)

Decommissioning experience from the experimental breeder reactor-II
Henslee, S.P.; Rosenberg, K.E. (Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W), Idaho Falls (United States))

Sodium removal and decontamination process and decommissioning considerations for the PFBR components
Rajan, M.; Surendran, C.S.; Ganesan, V.; Sodhi, B.S.; Chetal, S.C.; Kale, R.D.; Indira, R.; Bhaduri, A.K. (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam (India))

Overview of Tacis project K1.01/98A 'Assistance to the elaboration of a decommissioning plan' for Aktau BN-350 NPP (Kazakhstan)
Brachi, R. (Electricite de France/CIDEN (EDF/CIDEN), Villeurbanne (France))

General review of the decommissioning of liquid metal fast reactors (LMRs) in France
Rodriguez, G. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France)); Frith, R. (Electricite de France/CIDEN (EDF/CIDEN), Villeurbanne (France)); Berte, M. (Framatome-ANP/Novatom, Lyon (France))

Overall strategy of Creys Malville power station dismantling
Alfonse, P. (EDF/CIDEN, Creys Malville (France))

Disposal of Creys Malville sodium
Alfonse, P. (EDF/CIDEN, Creys Malville (France))

Superphenix - Strategy and orientations for dismantling the reactor block
Chiarot, D. (Electricite de France/CIDEN (EDF/CIDEN), Villeurbanne (France))

Dismantling strategy for secondary loops and associated sodium circuits
Joulia, E. (Electricite de France/CIDEN (EDF/CIDEN), Villeurbanne (France))

Concept for dismantling the reactor vessel and the biological shield of the compact sodium cooled nuclear reactor facility (KNK)
Hillebrand, I.; Pfeifer, W. (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (Germany))

Experimental feedback on sodium loop decommissioning
Vinoche, O.; Rodriguez, G. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France))

Analysis of Superphenix and Phenix neutron physics experiments with the ERANOS code and data system
Tommasi, J.; Czernecki, S.; Rimpault, G.; Varaine, F. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France))

R and D LMFRs knowledge preservation French project
Baque, F. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France))

R and D LMFRs knowledge preservation French project: Application to the sodium coolant and cover gas
Rodriquez, G. (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France))

JNC viewpoint on fast reactor knowledge preservation
Yokota, Y.; Harrison, P.; Irie, T. (Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC), Ibaraki (Japan))