Overview of Indian Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Programme
Overview of Indian Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Programme
Overview of Indian Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Programme
InternationalWorkshoponPreventionandMitigationofSevere AccidentsinSFR,Tsuruga,Japan,1113June2012
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Indices of socioeconomic development like literacy, longevity, GDP and human development are directly dependent upon the per capita energy consumption of a country.
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India has indigenous nuclear power program (4780 MW out of 20 reactors) and expects to have 20,000 MWe nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63,000 MWe by 2032. Foreign technology and fuel are expected to enhance India's nuclear power plans considerably. All plants will have high indigenous engineering content. India has a vision of becoming a world leader in nuclear technology due to its expertise in fast reactors and thorium fuel cycle.
With fast breeders & thorium utilisation, much higher targets can be met in a sustainable manner
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Ref: Evolving Indian Nuclear Programme: Rationale and Perspectives, Lecture by Dr Anil Kakodkar at the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore on 04-07-2008 (Available on http://www.dae.gov.in/lecture.htm)
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Further growth with thorium Growth with Pu-U FBRs Power profile of PHWR programme
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CFBR 500 MWe Pool Type UO2-PuO2 3 twin units Indigenous From 2023
MFTR(120MWe)
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FBTR today
FBTR,inoperationsince1985,istest bedforFRfuels&materials. Ithascompleted18irradiation campaigns. Itsuniquecarbidefuelhassetanint. recordinburnup(165GWd/t) PFBRtestfueliscompleted irradiationatFBTRandseen112 GWd/tburnup. Performanceofsodiumsystemsforthepast26yearshasbeenexcellent. Steamgeneratorshaveperformedwithoutasingleleakincident
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AuthorizationforPFBRConstruction
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Apart from safety, Review covered manufacturing and erection aspects (in view of first-of-kind project) Based on the review experiences, safety criteria for future FBRs revised and under review by regulators
Material inventory reduction~ 25% , Simplified fuel handling scheme, Reduced manufacture time, Enhanced safety
Completion time for Reactor Assembly: PFBR ~5 y and ~ 3 y for CFBR Scheme arrived at jointly in consultation with Industries
ImprovingOverallProjectSchedule
FBR sites likely in coastal areas Possibility exists to manufacture the entire RA components as a factory-made single package item Would help in elimination of associated problems in achieving close tolerances at interfaces between the components Site assembly shop approach for the land based nodal industry Western coastal based industries Kalpakkam (Plant site)
Project Students
Human Resource Graduates from Management Collaborations Training School Research Scholars & Visiting Scientists
Summary
FBR
with closed fuel cycle is an inevitable technology option for providing energy security for India has provided substantial and valuable operating and maintenance experience of SFR systems is a techno-economic demonstrator and a fore runner in the series of FBRs planned PFBR, six 500 MWe (3 twin) units and 120 MWt metallic fast test reactor would be commissioned by 2020 for large scale deployment of SFR and systematic introduction of metallic fuelled reactors with emphasis on breeding gain and co-located fuel cycle facilities & high quality scientific human resource development
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FastReactorsforEnergySecurity