Last October, GEH and Southern Nuclear signed an MoU to collaborate on the development and licensing
of fast reactors including GEH's Prism.
Not exact matches
Closures
included France's Phenix, a prototype
fast reactor which produced 233 MWe, and Lithuania's Ignalina 2 which produced 1185 MWe but has been closed early as a condition
of EU entry.
RIAR's
reactors provide a full range
of capabilities to test fuel and materials
of all types
of existing power
reactors as well as advanced and innovative ones: water - cooled thermal
reactors,
including those with boiling and pressurized water, gas - cooled,
fast and other types
of reactors.
The AIT will also permit deployment
of numerous advanced technologies that are relevant for remote
reactor monitoring and detection,
including water - based liquid scintillators,
fast photo - sensors, light concentrators and others.
JAEA chairman Toshio Kodama said, «In addition to effectively utilizing the results
of our research and development -
including the results obtained through the development
of Monju so far for future
fast reactor development - we will contribute to the development
of state -
of - the - art
fast reactors in Japan by making maximum use
of the human resources and equipment, etc
of this organization according to the established «
fast reactor development policy».»
«ARC Nuclear has a heritage
of sodium
fast reactor experience that
includes key senior scientists and engineers from the EBR - II prototype program — technical leaders involved in developing and demonstrating the
fast reactor foundational technology within the U.S. Department
of Energy,» said Don Wolf, Chairman and CEO, ARC Nuclear.
The government noted Japan's basic energy policy - decided by the Cabinet in April 2014 - aims to promote the nuclear fuel cycle,
including the promotion
of fast reactor development.
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