#sodium_cooled
Articles etiquetados con «sodium_cooled».
Experimental Breeder Reactor II: Design, Passive Safety, and Decommissioning
EBR-II was a sodium-cooled fast reactor in Idaho that demonstrated passive safety and integral fuel reprocessing.
PRISM (reactor)
Overview of the PRISM sodium-cooled fast reactor design by GE Hitachi, its history, safety features, and evolution into Natrium.
BN-350 reactor: Design, Operations, and Decommissioning
The BN-350 was a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor in Kazakhstan, providing power, plutonium, and desalination.
Fermi 1: The Controversial Demonstration Breeder Reactor
Fermi 1 was the US's only demonstration-scale breeder reactor. It faced political controversy, a 1966 partial meltdown, and eventual decommi...
Integral fast reactor: Design, history, and fuel cycle
Overview of the integral fast reactor (IFR), a sodium-cooled nuclear design featuring on-site pyroprocessing for enhanced safety and waste r...
SNR-300: The Cancelled Fast Breeder Reactor in Kalkar
The SNR-300 was a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor in Germany, cancelled in 1991 due to costs and protests, now a theme park.
BN-Reactor: Russia's Sodium-Cooled Fast Breeder Series
Overview of the Russian BN-reactor series, including BN-350, BN-600, BN-800, and BN-1200 fast breeder designs.
CFR-600: China's Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Pilot Project
Overview of the CFR-600 fast-neutron reactor in Xiapu, China, its role in the closed fuel cycle, and geopolitical implications.
BOR-60: Russia's Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Research Facility
BOR-60 is an operational Russian sodium-cooled fast reactor used for testing nuclear fuels and materials for commercial fast breeder reactor...