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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2016.08.004

Overall System Description and Safety Characteristics of Prototype Gen IV Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor in Korea  

Yoo, Jaewoon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Chang, Jinwook (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lim, Jae-Yong (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Cheon, Jin-Sik (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Tae-Ho (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Sung Kyun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Kwi Lim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Joo, Hyung-Kook (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Publication Information
Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.48, no.5, 2016 , pp. 1059-1070 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Prototype Gen IV sodium cooled fast reactor (PGSFR) has been developed for the last 4 years, fulfilling the technology demonstration of the burning capability of transuranic elements included in light water reactor spent nuclear fuel. The PGSFR design has been focused on the robustness of safety systems by enhancing inherent safety characteristics of metal fuel and strengthening passive safety features using natural circulation and thermal expansion. The preliminary safety information document as a major outcome of the first design phase of PGSFR development was issued at the end of 2015. The project entered the second design phase at the beginning of 2016. This paper summarizes the overall structures, systems, and components of nuclear steam supply system and safety characteristics of the PGSFR. The research and development activities to demonstrate the safety performance are also briefly introduced in the paper.
Keywords
Inherent Safety; Metal Fuel; Passive Safety; Pool Type; Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor;
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