China Institute of Atomic Energy
🇨🇳 Fangshan District, Beijing, CN · Founded 1950-05 · Active
Also known as CIAE, 原子能院, Institute of Atomic Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) is the main research institute of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), in Fangshan District, Beijing. It grew out of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Modern Physics, founded in May 1950, and took its present name in 1984. China's first experimental heavy-water reactor and first cyclotron were built there in 1958; the reactor closed in 2007. CIAE hosts the China Experimental Fast Reactor, a 65 MW thermal sodium-cooled fast reactor that first went critical on 21 July 2010 and first supplied power to the grid in July 2011, and the China Advanced Research Reactor, first critical in May 2010. Its work spans nuclear physics, radiochemistry, reactor engineering, isotopes and accelerators.
- Sector
- Fission
- Technology
- Sodium fast reactor
- Role
- National laboratory, Research institute, Operator
It is the operator of record for China Experimental Fast Reactor (operating) and China Advanced Research Reactor (operating).
Terms
- Sodium fast reactor
- Liquid sodium coolant with a fast, unmoderated neutron spectrum. Sodium carries heat superbly at atmospheric pressure, but burns in air and reacts violently with water. Large sodium-cooled cores can have a positive sodium void effect that the core design must offset. Fuel is typically metal alloy or mixed-oxide.
Design values
| Device | Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Advanced Research Reactor | Thermal capacity (rated) | 60 | MW | design valueclaimed |
| China Experimental Fast Reactor | Thermal capacity (rated) | 65 | MW | design valueclaimed |
Devices
Related companies
Sources
- China Institute of Atomic Energyaggregator
- 中国原子能科学研究院aggregator
- China Experimental Fast Reactoraggregator
- List of nuclear research reactors (Wikipedia)aggregator