Sodium fast reactor

SFR

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.

Organisations and devices by approach: Sodium fast reactor on the technology page

Vocabulary id: approach:sfr
Scheme: Technology approaches
Records using it: 17

Organisations 10

ARC Clean Technology China Institute of Atomic Energy GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy HEXANA Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Oklo Otrera TerraPower Toshiba Zap Energy

Devices 7

Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 Aurora-INL Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor China Experimental Fast Reactor Fast Breeder Test Reactor Jōyō BOR-60

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