Prospects for FBR commercial plants

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FBR development activities in Japan have been performed by the government in cooperion with private enterprises. The prototype reactor "MONJU" is now undergoing functnal testing, and the first demonstration plant is in the conceptual design stage. R for commercial plants has been conducted for several years. Commercial plants are quired to be superior to LWRs with regard to economy, safety, and reliability. Accoingly, the Power Reactor & Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation and the Japan Atomicower Company set up specific R&D goals for commercialization, identified plant conces, and planned the necessary R&D activities. In order to make the concepts a realit both government and private enterprises must play a roll in developing and demonstring FBR technologies through construction and operation of prototype and demonstrati plants. In addition, they must perform FBR optimization activities, such as an enhced safety core and a passive decay heat removal system etc., according to lo