Russia to spend 600 million U.S. dollars to build the world's largest research reactor

According to the Interfax News Agency on September 11th, Vyacheslav Perschukoff, Vice President of Russia’s National Atomic Energy Corporation, stated that Russia has begun to build the world’s largest multi-functional scientific research fast neutron reactor, which helps shorten The time to develop new fuels and structural materials necessary for future nuclear dynamics.

Persukkov said at the concrete pouring ceremony of the main plant of the multi-functional scientific research fast neutron reactor on the 11th: “This device has not been used before. This is a reactor prepared for the world’s future nuclear dynamics. It can incorporate new materials. The research time for fuel and fuel has been greatly reduced."

Perschukoff pointed out that the greater the power of the reactor, the faster the rate of output. He stressed: "If you use the world's existing standard low-power reactors, research time will be several decades. Multi-functional scientific research fast neutron reactors can reduce this time to half or even one-third."

He said that he plans to establish an international research center based on the new reactor.

Pelshukov said: "We look forward to a large number of foreign scientists and technology companies to work here. We have already conducted initial negotiations with representatives of technology companies and large scientific centers. They are all interested in conducting research work on new reactors."

Perschukov said that the international nature of the project puts a special task for Russia’s nuclear energy experts to build and operate this reactor. He said: "We want to prove to the world that Russia's nuclear industry is the locomotive for the development of industrial technology."

Perschukov said that the construction of the reactor is divided into two major phases. He said: "The first part is the 'nuclear island'. This part is funded by the federal special program and it spends about 13 billion roubles (about 190 million US dollars); the second part is related to the construction of scientific research infrastructure, and it needs about 25 to 30 billion yuan. ruble."

The pouring ceremony was held in the square of the Nuclear Reactor Research Institute of the Russian National Science Center. The project was completed within the framework of the Federal Plan for a New Generation of Nuclear Power by 2020. The reactor is expected to be operational in 2020.

The multifunctional scientific research fast neutron reactor is the most powerful of the currently operating and planned scientific reactors in the world. The new sodium-cooled reactor has a power of 150 megawatts. The unique technical nature of the multi-functional scientific research fast neutron reactor helps solve various scientific problems encountered in the construction of a safe and competitive new type of nuclear power plant.

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