CEFR completes 100% power test

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 25.12.2014

The Chinese fast reactor CEFR completed at December 22, 2014, the test at the nominal power level.

The reactor has successfully worked for 144 hours at the nominal power level.

The CEFR has been created with the participation of experts from the Rosatom enterprises including OKBM Afrikantov, OKB Gidropress, TVEL, IPPE and others.

Topics: Fast breeders, Asia, China

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