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Conference Article: 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))

Abstract

This paper gives a general review of the decommissioning of Liquid Metal Fast Reactors (LMFRs) held since the last decades in France. It summarizes the main steps to process the decommissioning of RAPSODIE and SUPERPHENIX. This experimental feedback can highlight several recommendations and a general approach for the decommissioning of future LMFRs still in operation. (author)

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key words: decontamination; fuel elements; lmfbr type reactors; rapsodie reactor; reactor cooling systems; reactor decommissioning; reactor shutdown; sodium; super phenix reactor; surface cleaning; breeder reactors; enriched uranium reactors; epithermal reactors; fast reactors; fbr type reactors; liquid metal cooled reactors; lmfbr type reactors; plutonium reactors; research and test reactors; sodium cooled reactors; test reactors
Reference:
Proceedings of a Technical Meeting held in Cadarache, France 11-15 March 2002
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--1405, pp:159-183