Superphénix reactor (France)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Superphénix_reactor_(France)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:capacity 1200 MWe
gptkbp:closed 1997
gptkbp:commissioned 1986
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1976
gptkbp:coolingSystem liquid sodium
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:decommissioned 1997
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Commissariat_à_l'énergie_atomique_(CEA)
gptkbp:fuelType MOX (mixed oxide fuel)
gptkbp:gridConnection 1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Superphénix reactor (France)
gptkbp:initialCost ~60 billion French francs
gptkbp:location Creys-Malville, France
gptkbp:notableEvent frequent technical and political controversies
largest fast breeder reactor ever built
gptkbp:notableFeature first commercial-scale fast breeder reactor in Western Europe
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 1
gptkbp:operator NERSA
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:EDF
gptkb:SNCF
gptkb:ENEL
gptkbp:purpose electricity generation
plutonium breeding
gptkbp:reactorCore gptkb:MOX_fuel
gptkbp:reactorModel pool-type reactor
gptkbp:reactorType liquid metal fast breeder reactor
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor ASTRID project (cancelled)
gptkbp:thermalCapacity 3000 MWth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MOX_fuel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6