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UK contributions to the decommissioning of the BN-350 reactor in Kazakhstan: 2002 – 2011
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UK assistance with the decommissioning of BN-350 has cost ~£8.9 million over ten years, ~£4 million spent directly in Kazakhstan. The Programme has immobilised key wastes, contributed to irreversible shutdown of the reactor and addressed issues associated with sodium coolant processing. The Programme funded the operations to load spent fuel canisters into casks at BN-350, together with their despatch from site and receipt at the secure storage facility. The Programme also delivered technical and project management training, assisted in the production of the BN-350 Decommissioning Plan and contributed to the radiation survey effort in the STS
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 26 p.
- Report number
- INIS-BG--1900
Conference
- Title
- BULATOM International Nuclear Forum. Bulgarian Nuclear Energy National, Regional and World Energy Safety
- Dates
- 30 May - 1 Jun 2012
- Place
- Varna (Bulgaria)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Bulgaria
- Country of Input or Organization
- Bulgaria
- INIS RN
- 45073430
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BN-350 REACTOR; CASKS; COOLANTS; DECOMMISSIONING; KAZAKHSTAN; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; SODIUM; SPENT FUELS; STORAGE FACILITIES; TRAINING
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METALS; ASIA; BREEDER REACTORS; CONTAINERS; DESALINATION REACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUELS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SHUTDOWN; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS
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