[en] 'The projects can again be planned'. This was the result achieved about five months ago at the Federal Research Ministry with regard to the fast breeder reactor. Right now, things look quite different. The status seminar SNR 300 held at Kalkar on October 22nd could become the swan-song for the fast breeder reactor - for financial reasons. And in Kalkar the only topic left for discussion might be who is it who will have to stick his neck out for the failure of this large-scale project. (orig.)

[en] After many years of research and development work the governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium and Holland decided in 1972 to promote the construction of a prototype power plant with a sodium-cooled fast-breeder reactor with an electrical capacity of approx. 300 MW. Experience is to be gained with this plant in order to determine in how far this type of reactor can be used for the commercial generation of power. The FBR can contribute on the one hand to closing the energy gap becoming apparent in the future and on the other hand to ensuring some 60 times better utilisation of existing U reserves. Furthermore, it also offers an important contribution to solving the depollution problem as it not only converts the U²³⁸ - which is a non-fissionable matter in LWR and which occurs to about 99% in natural U - into fissile Pu, but also uses the Pu generated in the reactors, removing it from the ecological cycle. All tests have shown that the FBR has been mastered according to present-day engineering standards and that the operation of FBR brings no increased dangers for population or environment compared with other types of nuclear power stations. The construction of the prototype power plant in Kalkar has begun in 1973. It is expected that it will be completed and commissioned by 1983. (orig./HP)

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[en] The commissioning of the Kalkar nuclear power station is in the final phase of non-nuclear setting to work and after obtaining authorisation, should be continued by loading the fuel elements and then, after a further authorisation stage, loading the reactor, zero power tests and load tests. The non-nuclear setting to work tests were carried out first as purely electrical, measurement, control and process technology tests of the individual systems. In a further stage, the tests of the individual systems were run through. In parallel with this, tests spreading beyond one system were being increasingly done in the plant. (orig./HP)

[en] This year's status report on the DEBENELUX project SNR-300, organized by RCN, TNO and Neratoom, gave a survey of delays, progress in building, and development of costs for the prototype SNR-300, a survey of preparatory work on the SNR-2, fuel irradiations and fuel developments, materials testing, components programmes as well as on the state and the continuation of the currrent R and D activities. With regard to the SNR-300, it was possible to continue building in Kalkar, which for a long time had stagnated, after the second part of the second partial licence had been granted. (orig.)

[en] Background information on the financing of SNR-300 is followed by a presentation of data on the expected overall financing of SNR-300. (UA)

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[en] The details of the present stage of construction of the SNR are reported. Ca. 65% of all supplies and works have been accomplished so far. The time schedule presented comprises a period until 1986 (planned commissioning). (UA)

[en] A decision of the OVG Muenster of August 18th, 1977 has made the headlines. The judges of Muenster have put the question to the Federal Administrative Court, whether section 7 of the Atomic Energy Act is in agreement with the consitution as far as the licensing of fast breeders is concerned. A technician comments on the explanations of the OVG judges a press conference as regards their decision. (orig./HP)

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