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Design and R&D of a megawatt lithium-cooled space nuclear reactor was the subject of a recent detailed article in the scientific journal SCIENTIA SINICA Technologica (v.54, Issue 3, pp. 365-376) co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 13 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschina-gives-details-of-its-nuclear-space-engine-project-11677559
The physical launch of Russia’s multi-purpose fast neutron research reactor MBIR (Mnogotselevoi Bistrii Issledovatelskii Reaktor) under construction at the Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region, is officially scheduled for launch in 2027. In 2028 it will begin supplying electricity to the site and a pilot programme is planned.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussias-multi-purpose-fast-research-reactor-to-launch-in-2027-11554106
Public hearings have been held in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region on justification of a licence to use nuclear materials during research to be undertaken by the BN-800 sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor at unit 4 of the Beloyarsk NPP. The materials made available for discussion included a preliminary environmental impact assessment.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussias-bn-800-fast-reactor-prepares-to-burn-minor-actinides-11347674
Agreement will enable exploration of technical design and commercial viability
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/bill-gates-terrapower-signs-natrium-mou-with-uae-12-1-2023
Russia’s AI Leipunsky Institute of Physics & Power Engineering (IPPE – part of Rosatom) in Obninsk has completed a five-year programme to deal with sodium metal from the BR-10 sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor now being decommissioned. The reactor was closed in 2002 after 43 years of operation. Used nuclear fuel from the reactor is brought to a safe state using a two-stage technology developed by specialists of the Institute’s hot cell laboratory.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 25 October 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-develops-technology-to-deal-with-sodium-from-decommissioned-fast-reactors-11242871
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has recently published a 73-page study, which tracks the progress of selected small modular reactor (SMR) designs towards deployment. NEA says the SMR designs are at various stages of development, from fundamental research on new concepts to commercial deployment and operation of mature designs.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssmr-development-tracked-by-nea-and-iaea-studies-10691068
The reactor vessel for the MBIR multipurpose sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor under construction in Dmitrovgrad in Russia was set in place on 18 January, Rosatom announced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 21 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/MBIR-gets-its-reactor-vessel
Experimental fuel assemblies for the BN-600 reactor incorporating BN-1200 fuel rods have been manufactured at the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk with the intention they will be loaded into the BN-600 fast neutron reactor at Beloyarsk, Russia, in 2023, Rosatom has said.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 15 December 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Uranium-plutonium-nitride-fuel-tested-for-BN-1200
Russia’s BN-800 fast reactor is on track to be fully fuelled with mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (mox) fuel in 2022.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussias-bn-800-fast-reactor-to-be-fully-fuelled-with-mox-in-2022-9359547
According to Tass, Alexei Likhachev, director-general of state nuclear corporation Rosatom, told president Vladimir Putin recently that technical preparations for the plant were complete and Russia is “hoping for interest from international partners”.
Tass gave no details of possible international cooperation, but said it could involve France, China and the Czech Republic.
Mr Likhachev said the MBIR plant will prepare the way for “reactors for future generations”.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/mbir-will-cost-about-usd1-1-billion-says-report-6-1-2020