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China: China Experimental Fast Reactor. Profile 3

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China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) is the first pool type sodium cooled fast reactor in China, which firstly connected with net in 2011. The reactor is with (Pu, U)O2 as fuel, but UO2 as the first loading, Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel as fuel cladding and reactor block structure material, bottom supported pool type, two main pumps and two loops for primary and secondary circuits respectively. The water-steam tertiary circuit is also two loops but the superheat steam is incorporated into one pipe which is connected with a turbine. The major design features are shown.

Part of:
Research Reactors for the Development of Materials and Fuels for Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems. Companion CD-ROM

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Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA
Imprint Place
Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
ISBN
978-92-0-100816-9
Imprint Title
Research Reactors for the Development of Materials and Fuels for Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems. Companion CD-ROM
Imprint Pagination
[1 CD-ROM]
Journal Issue
no. NP-T-5.8
Series
IAEA Nuclear Energy Series
Journal Page Range
10 p.
ISSN
1995-7807

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Notes
11 figs., 2 tabs.
Secondary number(s)
STI/PUB--1728(Companion CD-ROM)