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Conference Article: Status of sodium cooled fast reactor development in the Russian Federation

Buksha, Yu.K.; Poplavskij, V.M. (Gosudarstvennyj Komitet po Ispol'zovaniyu Atomnoj Ehnergii SSSR, Obninsk (Russian Federation). Fiziko-Ehnergeticheskij Inst.)

Abstract

Based on the fact that Russia has in operation two experimental FR’s and one semicommercial FR, which has been running very successfully for 13 years (for 1992 the BN-6OO NPP average capacity factor is 84.0%), this country has a strong position in fast reactor technology. Government of Russia in its decree at the end of 1992,bas, in principle ,approved to continue construction of two BN-800 reactors in the region of Urals. The paper presents the main results of operation experience and new development of fast reactors.

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key words: beloyarsk-3 reactor; bn-350 reactor; bn-800 reactor; construction; coolants; lmfbr type reactors; reactor operation; reviews; russian federation; sodium
Reference:
26. meeting of the International Working Group on Fast Reactors. Vienna (Austria). 4-7 May 1993
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--741, pp:65-81