The equipment with which nuclear fission was ... fundamental differences. Any fast reactor can in theory be used to breed fuel and burn it. Schematic of a sodium-cooled fast reactor.

It also includes the various steps required to transport uranium, fresh fuel, spent fuel and radioactive waste. The management of spent fuel, as well as of the associated infrastructure and costs, is ...

Most new nuclear ... than sodium. BREST-OD-300 is designed to have on-site fuel processing capacity, to keep a closed uranium fuel cycle within the plant’s grounds. Alongside this reactor ...

This high utilization of fuel can extend nuclear power programmes for thousands of years and provide significant improvements in nuclear waste management. It is for these reasons that fast reactors ...

In the latest event, India has announced a significant milestone in nuclear ... sodium as a coolant instead of water. This innovative design allows the reactor to “breed” more fuel than ...

The Natrium technology features an advanced nuclear design with a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with a gigawatt-scale molten salt-based energy storage system. The energy storage capability allows ...