Published October 2011 | Version v1
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System Configuration of a SFR Demonstration Plant Developing in KAERI

  • 1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The one of long-term R and D plans aims to build an advanced SFR (Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor) demonstration plant by 2028. Currently a conceptual design phase (2007∼2011) is in progress. The goals of the plant are to verify a transuranics (TRU) burning function and several technical issues. This paper describes what's different in SFR compared to PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor). The NSSS (Nuclear Steam Supply System) of a SFR has several different design features compared to a PWR because of the use of liquid metal sodium at high temperature environment instead of the use of water as coolant. The sodium coolant is under atmospheric pressure, and the operating temperature is around 500 .deg. C. Unlike a PWR, the fuel exchange should be performed in the inert gas environment without opening the reactor head

Part of:
Proceedings of Korean Nuclear Society, Daejeon (KR)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
KNS
Imprint Place
Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the KNS autumn meeting
Imprint Pagination
[1 CD-ROM]
Journal Page Range
[2 p.]

Conference

Title
2011 autumn meeting of the KNS
Dates
26-28 Oct 2011
Place
Kyoungju (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
43045308
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DESIGN; KAERI; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; STEAM SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; KOREAN ORGANIZATIONS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
1 ref, 2 figs