Current status and future prospects of FBR development

Mukai, Kazuo

The Japanese government assessed the result of "Feasibility Study on Commercialized FR Cycle System 2nd Phase" and a major concept that is the combination of a sodium cooled FBR (oxide fuel), an advanced aqueous reprocessing and a simplified pelletizing was selected. From now on, the JAEA invests the development resource to a major concept intensively, and aims to put it to practical use by new project, "FaCT". With "FaCT" project, the adoption of innovative technology is going to be judged in 2010. The result of "Fact" are going to be presented in 2015 that is the systematized technologies based on R&D and the conceptual designs of demonstration facility and commercial facility. In order to start the demonstration reactor operation in 2025 by the result of "FaCT", the project is carried with international cooperation.