Re: Integral Fast Reactor: Gen IV reactor ready for prime time???

On Aug 21, 2:47 am, deza...@xxxxxxx wrote:
On Aug 20, 7:32 pm, nada <dwalters...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[I do not yet support this concept for a fast breeder reactor
primarily because it's based on the use of sodium. I remain to be
convinced this is the best way to go--David Walters]

From:http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/designs/ifr/anlw.html

Its inferior to LWRs except in spent fuel production (a non-cost and a
political distraction at best)

I thought the point was to *reduce* spent fuel "production"?

D.
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