China tests meltdown-proof tech for nuclear waste-recycling fast reactor
China has tested a new residual heat removal system that could make its next-generation, radioactive waste-recycling nuclear power plants more meltdown-proof.
The China Institute of Atomic Energy said it “recently” conducted the simulation of a passive heat removal system for fast nuclear reactors, calling it a breakthrough in the development of a fourth-generation nuclear plant with a closed-loop fuel cycle.
“This is the first proof-of-principle test in China for a new passive residual heat...
