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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD|Cosponsored by OPD
Monday, June 8, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EDT|4
Session Chair:
Steve Napier
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Tim P. Tinsley
Staff Producer:
John Fabian (American Nuclear Society)
With the move to a clean energy agenda internationally there is an increased focus on advanced reactor technologies that provide flexible power, heat, hydrogen and desalination solutions. With any new reactor system there is an associated fuel Cycle that accompanies it. This international panel explores the spent fuel and overall fuel cycle challenges that need to be addressed for these new reactor types to be successfully deployed in a timescale that will meet the market demand. There will be a particular focus on where future fuel cycles and waste management requirements may be significantly different to the current systems, and therefore the need for future research and innovation. It will explore current international research and innovation programs and the areas where international collaboration can contribute and accelerate the programs.
Paul Nevitt
UK National Nuclear Laboratory
Dan Mathers
UK Nuclear Innovation and Research Office
Jack Law
INL
Sal Golub
U.S. DOE
Andrew Worrall
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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