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MWe FBRs
S.C. Chetal
Director
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Kalpakkam 603 102, India
15 x 220 MWe and 2 x 540 MWe PHWRs in operation. PHWR plants have
undergone peer review by WANO.
540 MWe units commissioned within 5 years from first pour of concrete
Capital cost much lower than other reactors in the international market.
Currently, India has 20 operating Nuclear Power Plants
Tarapur- 3 &
4 were
completed
within 85%
of estimated
gestation
period.
First
criticality of
Tarapur-4,
540 MWe
PHWR was
achieved in
less than 5
years
Performance Average dose from NPPs at 1.6 km (2003-2009)
Procurement Manufacturing
Main Nuclear
Equipment/Components
Calandria/ reactor pressure vessel
Radiation Shield Assemblies
Steam Generators
Nuclear grade Pumps
Main Air Lock Assemblies
Turbine Generators and
associated steam and water
Calandria and end-shield at system equipment
manufacturer shop Cooling water systems for
disposing heat to environment
Erection of major equipment for PHWRs
Pu-Th fuelled
MOX
2 Enrichment Zones
Utilisation of Fast Breeder Test Reactor for 500 MWe PFBR
PFBR 37 Pin
Experience in Regulatory
Simulated fuel
review in design, operation
subassembly
and life extension
112 GWd/t
Behaviour of SS 321 in High Temperature Sodium Circuits
2 Primary Pumps
(Operation not foreseen with 1 Pump)
Core
2 Secondary Pumps
1 Turbine
2 IHX / Primary Pump. Reactor Sec. Pump BFP
STEAM
OUTLET
TOP TUBESHEET
THERMAL SHIELD
SODIUM
INLET
Particulars
TUBE
Thermal Power/SG MW 158
MAIN SUPPORT Number of SG 8
Sodium Inlet/ oC 525 / 355
Outlet temp
Water Inlet/ oC 235 / 493
EXPANSION BEND
Steam Outlet temp
Steam Pressure at SG MPa 17.2
outlet
SODIUM Materials Mod. 9Cr-1Mo
OUTLET
Number of tubes 547
BOTTOM TUBESHEET
OD of tube mm 17.2
Thickness of tube mm 2.3
OD of SG shell mm 1237
WATER Overall length m 25
INLET
Weight of module t 42
Absorber Rod Worths
34130
CSRDM DSRDM
33910
CSR + DSR minimum 5000 pcm
Shutdown margin
SCRAM MAGNET
SODIUM LEVEL
2 Maximum worth absorber SA missing
3530 pcm
CSR
CSR - 9 rods of 65% enriched B4C in
SCRAM MAGNET
22400
Central portion + 20 cm top and bottom
DSR
4 independent circuits
of 8 MWt each.
Diversity in design of
EXPANSION
M heat exchangers.
TANK STEEL CASING
Natural circulation on
AHX
(2 DESIGNS)
NITROGEN
both intermediate
M
sodium and air side.
AIR Redundancy for
DHX dampers.
(2 DESIGNS)
DRAIN VALVES
Automatic operation
HOT POOL with no credit for 30
minutes.
REACTOR
STORAGE TANK
Hydraulic Experiments in Support of PFBR
SA test facility
Core
DSR
CSR
Active Core
DSR &
CSR & Upper & Lower Parts DSRDM
Upper & Lower
CSRDM of CSRDM Parts of DSRDM
CONSENT FOR
CONSTRUCTION
PFBR Construction Highlights
Roof Slab: Fabrication at
Erection of Safety Vessel Primary pipe with Grid Plate Site Assembly Shop
Steam Generator
Plans to build 6 FBRs of 500 MWe each by 2023. Two FBRs at Kalpakkam
to make use of co-located Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility to reduce Fuel
Cycle Cost. Sanction granted for pre-project activities at Kalpakkam
RCB WALL
3 SGDHR circuits with natural convection cooling each with a
power removal capacity of 6 MWt
4 NOS.
8 MW each
DHX PFBR
PFBR STACK STACK
EXPANSION EXPANSION
TANK TANK
DAMPER DAMPER
AHX AHX
PFBR: DAMPER
3
8
Optimization of main
vessel thickness Inner vessel with single toroidal
shell (redan) directly
connecting grid plate with the
upper cylindrical shell
2
1 Specific Steel
Eight primary pipes Consumption is reduced
Welded grid plate with
reduced height by 25%
Steam Generator
REACTOR