Nuclear Energy Handbook

MONJU prototype reactor (JNC)

external URL: http://www.jaea.go.jp/jnc/jncweb/02r-d/02index.html

MONJU is the prototype reactor of the Japanese fast breeder reactor project. This English language site has been created to explain how fast reactors work, why Japan is committed to the development of this technology and how it can be used as a major contributor to electricity supply in the next century.

URL: http://www.jaea.go.jp/jnc/jncweb/02r-d/02index.html
language: English
originator: operator of nuclear plant or facility | university, laboratory or research organisation
country: Japan
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) | MONJU Plant - Basic Specifications

subject category: research institutes and laboratories | nuclear research institutes
INIS/ETDE category: specific nuclear reactors and associated plants
keywords: power reactors | fast breeder reactors