Main stages of physical startup of BN-600 and comparison of the measured and nominal characteristics

• DOI: 10.1007/s10512-010-9295-y
• Publication Date: 2010-08-04T03:05:11Z
• Authors: V. I. Matveev; V. A. Chernyi; A. P. Ivanov; Yu. A. Kazanskii; G. V. Babenko; A. I. Karpenko; V. F. Roslyakov; B. A. Vasil’ev; M. R. Farakshin
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology; 7. Clean energy

A retrospective exposition of the preparation for and performance of the physical startup of BN-600 is presented. There are three sections: program of physical startup and measurements of the physical characteristics, physical startup procedure, and main results of the investigations of the neutron-physical characteristics of a reactor and their comparison with the nominal characteristics. The use of the experience gained in performing the physical startup of BN-600 will be important for the startup of other advanced fast reactors, first and foremost, BN-800.