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Yeah, those Soviet lead-bismuth reactors were basically single-use devices - once they ran out of fuel, they were useless and had to be replaced with a new reac
by makomk 7y ago
Yeah, those Soviet lead-bismuth reactors were basically single-use devices - once they ran out of fuel, they were useless and had to be replaced with a new reactor. I don't think Russia had any plans on how to safely decommission and dispose of them at the end of their life either.
- mechhacker 7y agoIf you're interested in a more modern Russian lead reactor, check out: https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/49/085/49085788.pdf https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/... They also have a lot of recent experience with sodium fast reactors, of which the BN-600 is still running, BN-800 is running (and was started within the past 2 years), but the BN-1200 is delayed: http://fissilematerials.org/blog/2019/08/the_construction_of_the_b.html http://fissilematerials.org/blog/2019/08/the_construction_of...