CFR-600
The CFR-600 is a sodium-cooled pool-type fast-neutron nuclear reactor under construction in Xiapu County, Fujian province, China, on Changbiao Island.[1][2] It is a generation IV demonstration project by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The project is also known as Xiapu fast reactor pilot project.[2] Construction of the reactor started in late 2017. The reactor will have an output of 1500 MWth thermal power and 600 MW electric power.[1][2]
| China Fast Reactor 600 (CFR-600) | |
|---|---|
| Generation | Generation IV |
| Reactor concept | Fast breeder reactor |
| Status | Under construction |
| Location | Xiapu County, Fujian province, China |
| Coordinates | 26°48′13″N 120°09′18″E / 26.80361°N 120.15500°ECoordinates: 26°48′13″N 120°09′18″E / 26.80361°N 120.15500°E |
| Main parameters of the reactor core | |
| Fuel (fissile material) | UO2 (initial stage) MOX (later stage) |
| Neutron energy spectrum | Fast |
| Primary coolant | Liquid sodium |
| Reactor usage | |
| Power (thermal) | 1500 MWth |
| Power (electric) | 600 MWe gross |
The CFR-600 is part of the Chinese plan to reach a closed nuclear fuel cycle. Fast neutron reactors are considered the main technology in the future for nuclear power in China.
A larger commercial-scale reactor, the CFR-1000, is also planned.[2]
On the same site, a second 600 MW fast reactor is planned to be built in the future, a 600 MW HTR-PM600 and four 1000 MW CAP1000 are proposed.[3]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "CFR-600 (China Institute of Atomic Energy, China)" (PDF). IAEA. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "China begins building pilot fast reactor". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ CCCC-FHDI wins bid for quot;feasibility study of offshore engineering of 600MW fast reactor nuclear power demonstration project in Xiapu, 12.03.2015. Accessed on 30.12.2017. (Archived Version on archive.is)
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