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Conference Article: Operating experience with Beloyarsk fast reactor BN600 NPP

Saraev, O.M. (Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant, Sverdlovsk Region (Russian Federation))

Abstract

The main results of the seventeen-year operation of the BN600 Nuclear Power Plant are considered. The principal backfittings of the main BN600 Power Plant equipment are presented and summarised.

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key words: beloyarsk-3 reactor; burnup; failures; heat exchangers; leaks; power generation; primary coolant circuits; pumps; purification; reactor components; reactor cores; reactor fueling; reactor operation; secondary coolant circuits; sodium; spent fuel storage; steam generators
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:103-117