Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Integral_Fast_Reactor_(IFR)_program
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear reactor research program
gptkbp:component integral fuel cycle
pyroprocessing
gptkbp:coolingSystem liquid sodium
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Argonne_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
1994
gptkbp:features passive safety
gptkbp:fuelReprocessing on-site pyroprocessing
gptkbp:fuelType metallic fuel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) program
gptkbp:legacy basis for PRISM reactor design
influenced Generation IV reactor designs
gptkbp:notable_for Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II)
gptkbp:notablePerson Charles E. Till
Yoon I. Chang
gptkbp:objective close the nuclear fuel cycle
demonstrate safe, proliferation-resistant nuclear power
gptkbp:proliferationResistance high
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:startDate 1984
gptkbp:status terminated
gptkbp:wasteReduction reduced long-lived radioactive waste
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EBR-II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7