Review of safety improvement on sodium-cooled fast reactors after Fukushima accident

Toshikazu Takeda, Yoichiro Shimazu, Basma Foad, Katsuhisa Yamaguchi

Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan;.

DOI: 10.4236/ns.2012.431121                

Abstract

Several countries are developing and deploying SFRs even after the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station. However, the Fukushima accident prompted all countries to redefine the fast reactor programs. The drastic safety enhancement is the most important issue to be established. In light of this situation, key essence of the safety improvement is reviewed in this paper by referring the achievements of the recent International Workshop on Prevention and Mitigation of Severe Accidents in SFRs which was held by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in June, 2012 and the findings published in the past journals including those of the International Conference on Fast Reactor and Related Fuel Cycles (FR09) held by IAEA in December, 2009.

Keywords

Safety; Improvement; Fast Reactors; Fukushima Accident

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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