Different from the LFTR that I like but still a great thing. From Power Technology:
India set to commission nuclear reactor in Tamil Nadu this year
India plans to commission its first fast breeder reactor (FBR) by the end of this year at Kalpakkam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Making India the second country worldwide to commercially produce power through a fast-breeder reactor, the unit is claimed to be “ultra-modern, indigenously designed, and locally mastered', reported Press Trust of India.
Russia owns the other commercially run FBR, the Beloyarsk Nuclear Plant. Countries such as the US, France, and Japan have also experimented with fast breeder technology programmes.
India’s Prototype Fast Breed Reactor will produce 500MW of power. FBRs are claimed to generate more nuclear power than they consume.
They can also burn the leftover nuclear waste from conventional uranium reactors. Win/win. These designs use liquid sodium for coolant meaning that they operate at normal air pressure - no pressure vessel needed. Being walk-away safe is also a nice feature.
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