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Analytical assessments, associated with the choice of the unit capacity of a serially built fast reactor under conditions of the future advancement of nuclear power, are presented. It is shown that considering the limited resources of natural uranium, the development of a reliable raw materials base must be based on the development of fast reactors with expanded breeding of fuel and fuel cycle closure. Since fast reactors, together with energy production, are also producers of new fuel, their parameters must be optimized taking account of this factor on the basis of systems analysis. Calculations show that the optimal capacity for fast reactors is in the 1 GW range.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 103, No. 2, pp. 83–88, August, 2007.
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Ponomarev-Stepnoi, N.N., Tsibul’skii, V.F. Choice of the capacity of a fast reactor for nuclear power. At Energy 103, 585–591 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-007-0093-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-007-0093-0