A Preliminary Assessment of the Adoption ofInnovative Technologiesinthe Fast Reactor Cycle Technology Development (FaCT)Project in Japan

JAEA has been implementingthe FaCTproject in cooperation with electric utilities toward the commercialization of fast reactorcycle system before2050.In this FaCTproject,many innovative technologies with technical challenges are actively used in order to provide significant improvements in economic c...

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Published inEnergy procedia Vol. 7; pp. 140 - 145
Main Authors Sato, K., Kotake, S., Fujita, Y., Mizuno, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2011
Subjects
FaCT
Fast reactor
minor actinides
TRU recovery
Fast reactor
minor actinides
TRU recovery
FaCT
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Summary:JAEA has been implementingthe FaCTproject in cooperation with electric utilities toward the commercialization of fast reactorcycle system before2050.In this FaCTproject,many innovative technologies with technical challenges are actively used in order to provide significant improvements in economic competitiveness, enhancement of safety & reliability, sustainability, and nonproliferation.The workofdecidingon the adoption of innovative technologiesby the end of JFY2010 is in progress.This paper describes current preliminaryassessment results.
ISSN:1876-6102
1876-6102
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.018