Title of article :
TheFastBreederTestReactor—DesignandoperatingexperiencesOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
G.Srinivasan، نويسنده , , K.V.SureshKumar، نويسنده , , B.Rajendran، نويسنده , , P.V.Ramalingam، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Abstract :
TheFastBreederTestReactorisa40MWt,looptypesodiumcooledfastreactor,builtatIndiraGandhiCentreforAtomicResearch,Kalpakkam,asafore-runnertothesecondstageofIndiannuclearpowerprogramme.ThereactordesignisbasedontheFrenchreactorRapsodie,withseveralmodifications,whichincludetheprovisionofasteam–watercircuitandturbine-generatorinplaceofsodium–airheatexchangerinRapsodie.ThereactorusesahighPumonocarbideasthedriverfuel,andwentcriticalon18thOctober,1985.Beingauniquefuelofitskindwithoutanyirradiationdata,itwasdecidedtousethereactoritselfasthetestbedforthisdriverfuel.Thefuelhasperformedextremelywell,withthepeakburn-upreaching136GWd/tasof31stDecember2004.Thispapergivesadescriptionofthereactorandsummarisestheoperatinghistoryofthereactor.TheoperatingexperienceofFBTRhasprovidedsufficientfeed-backandconfidenceforIndiatolaunchuponthedesignandconstructionofa500MWefastreactor.
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
