After the decommissioning of the fast breeder reactor "Monju", the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will adopt what kind of cooling method and fuel by around 2028 for the "fast reactor" that the government aims to start operating around the middle of this century. I put together a proposal for a development schedule that narrows down the design policy.
The "fast reactor" is designed to use plutonium extracted from the spent fuel of nuclear power plants as fuel, and to reduce highly radioactive waste in the process of power generation. It is regarded as one of the "next-generation nuclear reactors" whose development and construction are being considered for the future.
After the fast breeder reactor "Monju" in Fukui Prefecture was decommissioned in 2016, the government formulated a new development strategy and started operation of a "demonstration reactor", the next stage of Monju, around the middle of this century. Aiming to be
Regarding this "demonstration reactor", the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry solicited rough design policies such as what kind of cooling method and fuel to adopt from nuclear power plant manufacturers, etc., and then narrowed down the development by around 2028. I put together a draft schedule.
Among them, it is said that the same cooling method as "Monju", which has been experienced in Japan, is likely to be effective, and the government wants to revise the fast reactor development strategy by next summer and formally decide the development schedule. .