As Interfax reported on Dec. 25, Rosatom began a pilot industrial operation for the fabrication/refabrication fuel module (FRM) for the BREST-300 fast neutron reactor. The reactor is currently under construction, marking the first phase of the Proryv or Breakthrough project.
“Today, Rosatom has moved further in developing fourth-generation nuclear technologies than anyone else in the world. According to the IAEA classification, these technologies provide higher efficiency in uranium fuel utilization, enhanced safety standards for nuclear facilities and significant reductions in nuclear waste volumes,” Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said.
