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The Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) is an innovative liquid metal reactor concept being developed at Argonne National Laboratory. It seeks to specifically exploit the inherent properties of liquid metal cooling and metallic fuel in a way that leads to substantial improvements in the characteristics of the complete reactor system. The IFR concept consists of four technical features: (1) liquid sodium cooling, (2) pool-type reactor configuration, (3) metallic fuel, and (4) an integral fuel cycle, based on pyrometallurgical processing and injection-cast fuel fabrication, with the fuel cycle facility collocated with the reactor, if so desired.
Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Programs, under Contract W-31–109-ENG-38.
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Till, C.E., Chang, Y.I. (1988). The Integral Fast Reactor. In: Lewins, J., Becker, M. (eds) Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology. Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9925-4_3
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