Published November 1991 | Version v1
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'MONJU' construction completed. Stepping forward to pre-operational tests

Creators

  • 1. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan)

Description

A Japanese prototype fast breeder reactor 'MONJI' is a 280 MWe loop-type, sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor (FBR) with U-Pu mixed oxide fuel. The MONJU development program has been carried out as a national project by Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC), in collaboration with the government, universities and the private sectors including utilities and manufactures. The program aims to develop an intermediate-scale precursor to a commercial reactor and to get experience with a power generating FBR. The construction work began in October 1985, and completed on schedule in April 1991 with no significant problem. The pre-operational tests are presently underway. The present report describes the MONJU plant including the main features of its subsystems and components. Some aspects of design, fabrication and construction work are also discussed. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from DOI: https://doi.org/10.3327/jaesj.33.1062

Abstract (Japanese)

我が国の高速増殖炉開発は、原子力委員会の「原子力開発利用長期計画」に基づき、動力炉·核燃料開発事業団(動燃)を中心として国および民間が一体となって自主技術により進められている。原型炉「もんじゅ」開発の目的は、中間規模の炉での設計、製作、建設、運転の経験を得ること、および発電炉としての性能、信頼性、安全性を実証するとともに、大型炉についての技術的課題の解決の見通しを得ることにある。「もんじゅ」は我が国で初めて発電を行う電気出力280MW、U-Pu酸化物燃料、Na冷却のループ型高速増殖炉であり、その設計に当っては、高速炉物理、構造機器、Na技術、計測制御、燃料、材料、安全性、蒸気発生器等の分野で、国際協力も含めた研究開発の成果を反映するとともに、高速実験炉「常陽」の経験を十分に活用している。「もんじゅ」は、昭和60年10月建設着工以来、当初計画通り順調に進捗して、本年4月末に機器据付を完了し、平成4年秋の臨界を目指して総合機能試験を開始したところである。以下に、「もんじゅ」プロジェクトの経緯、ならびに高速増殖炉特有の機器を中心として、設計·製作·建設工事を通じて培われた技術について報告する。 (日本)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Japanese)
「もんじゅ」の機器据付完了―試運転へ

Identifiers

DOI
10.3327/jaesj.33.1062;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nippon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 1062-1074
ISSN
0004-7120

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
54036355
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION PERMITS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MONJU REACTOR; PNC; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; REACTOR FUELING; REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION; SCHEDULES; STEEL-CR19NI10
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; AUSTENITIC STEELS; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS; COOLING SYSTEMS; COOPERATION; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS; LICENSES; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NICKEL ALLOYS; POWER REACTORS; PUBLIC UTILITIES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; STAINLESS STEELS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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This record replaces 23083653