Lead-cooled fast reactor - Wikipedia The Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) system features a fast-spectrum lead or lead bismuth eutectic liquid metal-cooled reactor and a closed fuel cycle for efficient conversion of fertile uranium and management of actinides
Lead-cooled Fast Reactor | Westinghouse Nuclear The Westinghouse Lead Fast Reactor (LFR) is a medium-sized, passively safe modular reactor being developed to reduce front-end capital cost and generate flexible and cost-competitive electricity
Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Lead is an attractive coolant candidate for fast Gen-IV reactors and accelerator driven systems (ADS) reactors Lead-cooled fast reactors (LFR) can operate in a fast-neutron spectrum and use a closed fuel cycle for efficient conversion of fertile uranium
Lead and Lead-bismuth Eutectic – Reactor Coolant - Nuclear Power for . . . The lead-cooled fast reactor is a nuclear reactor design that features a fast neutron spectrum and molten lead or lead-bismuth eutectic coolant Lead-Bismuth Eutectic or LBE is a eutectic alloy of lead (44 5%) and bismuth (55 5%)
European alliance to develop lead-cooled SMR - World Nuclear News Last year, the design - then referred to as the EU-SMR-LFR - was one of two lead-cooled fast reactor proposals selected by the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors, a European Commission initiative to facilitate and accelerate the development, demonstration, and deployment of the first SMR projects in Europe in the early 2030s
Lead Fast Reactors (LFR) | GIF Portal - gen-4. org Lead Fast Reactor (LFR) systems, cooled by liquid lead or a lead-bismuth alloy, operate with fast neutrons at atmospheric pressure and high temperatures The LFR's advantages stem from its coolant choice: lead's high boiling point (up to 1743°C), beneficial neutronic and radiation shielding characteristics, and non-reactivity with water and air
Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) - Explore Nuclear Discover the Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) – an advanced nuclear reactor design that uses liquid lead metal as a coolant, enabling operation at high temperatures without high pressure, efficient electricity generation and long-term waste reduction
Pure Lead as coolant of GEN IV Fast Reactors: specific issues and . . . Research and design of the use of lead-bismuth alloy as the coolant for nuclear reactors was initiated by Academician A I Leipunsky at the Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (IPPE) in Obninsk and was actively pursued (1950s through the 1980s) for the specialized role of submarine propulsion one replacement reactor for submarines