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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 DESD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Jay Peters
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Nadia S. Glucksberg
Staff Producer:
Kathy Murdoch (American Nuclear Society)
This session will present case studies of characterization techniques that have allowed for more efficient and cost-effective identification of radiological or chemical disposition of materials in support of decommissioning. Topics may include characterization of building materials, soil, sediment, and groundwater at nuclear power plant and legacy (non-power plant) decommissioning projects.
Nadia Glucksberg
Haley & Adrich, Inc.
Frazier Bronson
Mirion Technologies
Jeffrey Lively
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions
Ryan Waring
Haley & Aldrich
Heath Downey
Radiation Safety & Control Services
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