Phénix
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Phénix was a small-scale prototype fast breeder reactor, located at the Marcoule nuclear site, near Orange, France. It was a pool-type liquid-metal fast breeder reactor cooled with liquid sodium. It g
CEA Marcoule Site
The Marcoule site, with the Phénix reactor on the very left side (red-white chimney) (2013)
Sodium-cooled fast reactor
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A sodium-cooled fast reactor is a fast neutron reactor cooled by liquid sodium. It offers several advantages over light-water reactors, including high thermal efficiency and power density. A fast spec
Phénix
…phoenix) was a small-scale (gross 264/net 233 MWe) prototype fast breeder reactor, located at the Marcoule nuclear site, near Orange, France. It was a pool-type liquid-metal fast breeder reactor cooled with liquid sodium. It generated 590 MW of thermal power, and had a breeding ratio of 1.16 (16% more plutonium produced than consumed), but…
Fermi 1, the first commercial sodium-cooled fast reactor
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