Decommissioning Features of BN-350, -600 Fast Reactors

• DOI: 10.1007/s10512-019-00470-z
• Publication Date: 2019-02-22T06:46:36Z
• Authors: Yu. V. Nosov; A. V. Rovneiko; O. L. Tashlykov; S. E. Shcheklein
• Keywords: Nuclear decommissioning; Sodium-cooled fast reactor

The general features and strategies of decommissioning BN-350 are presented. The features of sodium purification by 137Cs removal, coolant drainage from the reactor vessel, and transfer of sodium into a passive state are presented. The plans for decommissioning BN-350 are presented. The possibility of using the BN-350 sodium-handling technologies for BN-600 is examined.