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The Creys-Malville power station (1985)
| Author | ENEA |
| Date | December 1985 |
| Classification | 2.02.8.20/13 (FRANCE - SUPERPHÉNIX - GENERAL) |
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THE CREYS-MALVILLE POWER STATION Introduction I Main characteristics I Primary system I Core and related assemblies Secondary system I Fuel handling equipment I Commissioning tests Project organisation I Prospects for future development A. BROGGIATO, R. CASINI, B. D'ONGHIA (ENEL) 1. INTRODUCTION The Creys-Malville station is the largest power plant in the world (1200 MWe) equipped with a fast breeder, sodium cooled, pool-type reactor. Preliminary work on the site of Creys-Malville (France) started in December 1974 and lasted to the end of 1976. The first concrete of the reactor building foundation raft was poored in December 1976. The contract for the supply of the NSSS was awarded in March 1977. By the end of 1982, all the main components and systems were installed. Afterwards the main milestones of the station realisation were the following: - completion of electrical and mechanical works: end of 1983 - beginning of reactor pre-heating: May 1984 - sodium filling of the reactor: August 1984 - sodium filling of all circuits: January I 985 - fuel loading: July-August 1985 - first criticality: September 7th, 1985. From the latter date to the end of November I 985, all the nuclear tests at zero power have been performed in order to determine the reactivity characteristics of the core, reactivity worth of the various control rod systems, and neutron flux axial and radial distributions. So far, test results are in excellent agreement with the theoretical calculations.
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