Assessment of Reactor BN-350 Impact on the Environment During Its Operation Period

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2016 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:23042532

Gluchshenko, V.; Chakrov, P. ^[1]; DeMuth, S. ^[2]

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1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1 Ibragimov Str., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, 050032 (Kazakhstan)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM, 87545 United States of America (United States)

Fast neutron reactor BN-350 was designed for dual purposes: steam production and plutonium generation. The steam produced in the reactor was used to generate electricity (150 MW) and desalination of seawater (up to 120 000 tons/day). The BN-350 reactor began operating in July 1973 with a design lifetime of 20 years. After the end of the reactor design lifetime in July 1993, its further operation was managed on the basis of annual decisions taken to extend the operating life for one year. The reactor was in downtime beginning in December 1998 and on 22 April 1999 the RK Government Resolution no. 456 'About decommissioning of the BN-350 reactor in Aktau, Mangistau region' was adopted. Thus, the total actual reactor operational period was more than 25 years. In the framework of work under the approved 'Plan of priority measures for decommissioning of the BN-350 reactor in Aktau', the specialists of the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) and the Mangystau Nuclear Power Complex performed a radiation survey of the plant area, the sanitary protection zone and reactor BN-350 monitoring area. (authors)

• OSTI ID: 23042532
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 115; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BN-350 REACTOR
DESALINATION
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PLUTONIUM
REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING
REACTOR DESIGN
REACTOR OPERATION
REACTOR SAFETY
RESOLUTION
SEAWATER