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  2. Fast-neutron reactor - Wikipedia

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    The BN-350 fast-neutron reactor at Aktau, Kazakhstan.It operated between 1973 and 1994. A fast-neutron reactor (FNR) or fast-spectrum reactor or simply a fast reactor is a category of nuclear reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained by fast neutrons (carrying energies above 1 MeV, on average), as opposed to slow thermal neutrons used in thermal-neutron reactors.

  3. Sodium-cooled fast reactor - Wikipedia

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    A sodium-cooled fast reactor is a fast neutron reactor cooled by liquid sodium. The initials SFR in particular refer to two Generation IV reactor proposals, one based on existing liquid metal cooled reactor (LMFR) technology using mixed oxide fuel (MOX), and one based on the metal-fueled integral fast reactor .

  4. Lead-cooled fast reactor - Wikipedia

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    Lead cooled fast reactor scheme. The lead-cooled fast reactor is a nuclear reactor design that uses molten lead or lead-bismuth eutectic coolant.These materials can be used as the primary coolant because they have low neutron absorption and relatively low melting points.

  5. Gas-cooled fast reactor - Wikipedia

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    Classed as a Generation IV reactor, it features a fast-neutron spectrum and closed fuel cycle for efficient conversion of fertile uranium and management of actinides. The reference reactor design is a helium - cooled system operating with an outlet temperature of 850 °C (1,560 °F) using a direct Brayton closed-cycle gas turbine for high ...

  6. Nuclear chain reaction - Wikipedia

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    For "thermal" (slow-neutron) fission reactors, the typical prompt neutron lifetime is on the order of 10 −4 seconds, and for fast fission reactors, the prompt neutron lifetime is on the order of 10 −7 seconds. [16] These extremely short lifetimes mean that in 1 second, 10,000 to 10,000,000 neutron lifetimes can pass.

  7. Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. One of Plant Vogtle’s new $30 billion nuclear reactors is ...

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    A: So the reactor is fueled, the reactor is closed, bolted shut. Control rods are slowly being pulled out. The control rods absorb neutrons without undergoing any nuclear reactions.

  9. BN-800 reactor - Wikipedia

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    The BN-800 reactor (Russian: реактор БН–800) is a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor, built at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station, in Zarechny, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The reactor is designed to generate 880 MW of electrical power.