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Conference Article: A review on the Indian fast reactor programme. April 1993 - March 1994

Bhoje, S.B. (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (India))

Abstract

Considering /he low per capita energy consumption and coal being the only large energy resource, use of nuclear energy is inevitable in India. Indigenous availability of U is not large and construction of PHWR programme may come to an end by the year 2010. Therefore it is essential to develop FBR to a commercial scale by that time. FBJR has reached its rated power of 10.5 MWt with MARK-I small size PuC-UC core. The plant dynamic tests were completed during April -May 1994. The performance of the plant is generally satisfactory except spurious shutdowns. Funds for construction of 500 MWe PFBR may be available by the year 1997. Therefore, efforts are being made to reduce the capital cost by reducing the systems/components. 2, 3 and 4 loop concepts are being studied. A steam to steam reheat cycle has been selected for SG. R&D in the field of thermal hydraulic. Structural mechanics, sodium technology, metallurgy , chemistry and safety is continued.

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key words: coal; cost; energy consumption; financing; india; kalpakkam lmfbr reactor; lmfbr type reactors; phwr type reactors; testing
Reference:
27. meeting of the International Working Group on Fast Reactors. Vienna (Austria). 17-19 May 1994
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--791, pp:17-28