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EBR-I used a liquid metal alloy, NaK, for cooling. NaK is liquid at room temperature. Liquid metal cooling is also used in most fast neutron reactors including fast breeder reactors such as the Integral Fast Reactor. Many Generation IV reactors studied are liquid metal cooled: Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) Lead-cooled fast reactor
The integral fast reactor (IFR), originally the advanced liquid-metal reactor (ALMR), is a design for a nuclear reactor using fast neutrons and no neutron moderator (a "fast" reactor). IFRs can breed more fuel and are distinguished by a nuclear fuel cycle that uses reprocessing via electrorefining at the reactor site.
The Aurora powerhouse is a design for a small power plant to generate 15-50 MWe of electrical power [5] via a Siemens or similar power generation system and utilizing a compact fast neutron reactor to produce heat. Fast reactors were first implemented in the 1950s, with around 20 in operation at a time, [6] demonstrating safety benefits over ...
Schematic diagram showing the difference between the loop and pool designs of a liquid metal fast breeder reactor. The pool-type has greater thermal inertia to changes in temperature, which therefore gives more time to shut down/SCRAM during a loss of coolant accident situation. The reactor is a pool type LMFBR with
Pages in category "Liquid metal fast reactors" ... Liquid metal cooled reactor; A. ALFRED (nuclear reactor) ASTRID (reactor) B. BM-40A reactor; BN-350 reactor;
The reactor is a sodium-cooled fast reactor, which uses liquid sodium as the coolant. [4] It uses two separate sodium loops, and these are connected to a main water-cooled loop which feeds the steam generators and turbines for producing electricity. [7] The sodium coolant is pressurized to 5.5 MPa, and is heated to over 500 °C in the reactor. [6]
The stable salt reactor (SSR) is a nuclear reactor design proposed by Moltex Energy. [118] It represents a breakthrough in molten salt reactor technology, with the potential to make nuclear power safer, cheaper and cleaner. The modular nature of the design, including reactor core and non-nuclear buildings, allows rapid deployment on a large scale.
The RAPID-L design is a liquid metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) concept meant to prevent accidents due to human errors. The goal was to create a long-life core that is inherently safe due to being maintenance free. These were necessary requirements as the reactor was intended to be used on the Moon. [1] [3] [4]