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Creys-Malville FBR (fast breeder reactor) modifications for recommissioning

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:5490552
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Electricite de France, Villeurbanne (France)
  2. Electricite de France, Morestel (France)
  3. Nucleaire Europeenne Rapide S.A., Lyon (France)
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The Creys-Malville fast breeder reactor (FBR) (Superphenix) is a European plant built by Nucleaire Europeenne Rapide S.A. After initial connection to the grid on January 14, 1986, the Creys-Malville plant reached full power on December 9, 1986. This first operational period confirmed the ease of controlling this type of plant because of thermal inertia and reactor stability. Unfortunately, with the appearance of a sodium leak in the main vessel of the fuel storage drum, during shutdown from May 26, 1987, to January 14, 1989, it was necessary to determine the cause of the incident and find the repair solution and implement the actions requested by the safety authorities to improve reactor vessel resistance and reliability and, as an additional precaution, to define the intervention resources needed in the event of a leak from the main vessel. The plant is operating again without a fuel storage drum by using the limits of reactor fuel life; when a storage system becomes available, operations will use new fuel management practices.

OSTI ID:
5490552
Report Number(s):
CONF-891103--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 60; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
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Breeding
ALKALI METALS
BREEDER REACTORS
CONTAINERS
ELEMENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FUEL MANAGEMENT
INSPECTION
JOINTS
LEAKS
LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS
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METALS
MODIFICATIONS
OPERATION
PLUTONIUM REACTORS
REACTOR COMMISSIONING
REACTOR FUELING
REACTOR OPERATION
REACTOR SHUTDOWN
REACTOR START-UP
REACTOR VESSELS
REACTORS
RELIABILITY
REPAIR
SERVICE LIFE
SHUTDOWN
SODIUM
SODIUM COOLED REACTORS
START-UP
SUPER PHENIX REACTOR
WELDED JOINTS