Fast reactor cycle technology development "mid-term technical session of the FaCT Project"; Session report and presentation materials

Advanced Nuclear System Research and Development Directorate

The Fast Reactor Cycle Technology Development (FaCT) project was launched in 2006 and has since been vigorously promoted. The first milestone of this project aims to decide whether to adopt the innovative technologies in 2010. As part of the mid-term review for this milestone, a technical session was held at Shinsei Bank Hall in Tokyo on August 7, 2009, and more than 200 people attended the session, including delegates from governments, universities, research organizations, electric utilities and atomic industries. In this session, JAEA (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) and MFBR (Mitsubishi FBR systems, Inc.) reported 2006-2008 R&D results of the FaCT project and obtained quite a lot of comments and opinions from the participants. These have now been successfully reflected in the R&D activities. This report hereinafter provides a summary of the session and the presentation materials.