A review on the Indian fast reactor programme. April 1993 - March 1994
Description
Considering the low per capita energy consumption and coal being the only large energy resource, use of nuclear energy is inevitable in India. Indigenous availability of U is not large and construction of PHWR programme may come to an end by the year 2010. Therefore, it is essential to develop FBR to a commercial scale by that time. FBTR has reached its rated power of 10.5 MWt with MARK-I small size PuC-UC core. The plant dynamic test were completed during April-May 94. The performance of the plant is generally satisfactory except spurious shut downs. Funds for construction of 500 MWe PFBR may be available by the year 1997. Therefore, efforts are being made to reduce the capital cost by reducing the systems/components. 2, 3 and 4 loop concepts are being studied. A steam to steam reheat cycle has been selected for SG. R and D in the field of thermal hydraulic, structural mechanics, sodium technology, metallurgy, chemistry and safety is continued. (author). 13 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Status of liquid metal fast reactor development. Proceedings of the 27. meeting of the International Working Group on Fast Reactors held in Vienna, 17-19 May 1994
- Imprint Pagination
- 145 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 17-28.
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--791
Conference
- Title
- 27. meeting of the International Working Group on Fast Reactors.
- Dates
- 17-19 May 1994.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 26053178
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COAL; COST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FINANCING; INDIA; KALPAKKAM LMFBR REACTOR; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS