Liquid metal cooled fast reactors development in France
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Description
A brief history of LMFBR reactor development in France has been stated. Described are specifications and the experience of operation of 24 MW Rapsodie sodium-cooled reactor (1960 - 1967) and 250 MW Phenix sodium-cooled reactor (1965 - 1973) as well as characteristics of 1200 MW Phenix reactor under construction. It is shown that France takes the first place in the world in this field of atomic power industry due to great progress in development and construction of fast breeder reactors with liquid-metal coolant. The Super-Phenix project is now supposed to improve and on its base to create facilities of 1800-1900 MWe. Creation of 40 MWe experimental carbide fuel fast reactor is being planned in 1980-1984 within the framework of the plan of perspective improving fuel cycle
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- Развитие быстрых реакторов с жидкометаллическим охлаждением во Франции
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Ehnergomashinostroenie
- Journal Issue
- no.3
- Series
- Ehnergomashinostroenie.
- ISSN
- 0131-1336
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Russian Federation
- Country of Input or Organization
- USSR
- INIS RN
- 10488057
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FRANCE; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; PERFORMANCE; PHENIX REACTOR; PLANNING; REACTOR OPERATION; REVIEWS; SPECIFICATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BREEDER REACTORS; DOCUMENT TYPES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EUROPE; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; OPERATION; PLUTONIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS