Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
| Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor | |
|---|---|
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited |
| Development year: | 1980 |
| Developing country: |
 India
|
| Reactor data | |
| Reactor type: | Fast breeder reactor |
| Design type: | Pool reactor |
| Cooling: | sodium |
| Fuel: | MOX |
| Power classes in MW (gross): | 500 |
| Containment: | Yes |
| Copies built: | 1 |
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor ( PFBR ) is a fast breeder reactor under construction at the Madras nuclear power plant in south-east India . The first drafts date from the 1980s, construction began in 2004, and commissioning was originally planned for 2010. Multiple construction delays led to new announcements for the time of commissioning. As of March 6, 2020, the Indian Ministry of Atomic Energy is expecting it to be operational by the end of 2021.
The PFBR is a sodium-cooled, fast reactor with a projected electrical output of 500 MW . It will be the third commercial breeder reactor in the world after the BN- 600 and BN-800 reactors in Russia.
The PFBR will breed plutonium to produce MOX fuel elements for other Indian reactors.
See also
Web links
- The design of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor , Nuclear Engineering and Design, April 2006
Individual evidence
- ^ First fast reactor plant coming up at Kalpakkam. In: The Hindu . January 9, 2016, accessed February 23, 2017 .
- ^ India Delays Completion of its Indigenous Nuclear Reactor. In: Sputnik . November 30, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
- ^ Indian government takes steps to get nuclear back on track. In: world nuclear news. World Nuclear Association, February 11, 2019, accessed March 23, 2019 .
- ↑ India's prototype breeder reactor is delayed again. In: IPFM Blog. International Panel on Fissile Materials, March 12, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 .