CFR-600

{{Short description|Nuclear reactor in Fujian province, China}}

{{Infobox nuclear reactor

| name = China Fast Reactor 600 (CFR-600)

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| location = Xiapu County, Fujian province, China

| coordinates = {{coord|26|48|13|N|120|09|18|E|type:landmark_region:CN|display=inline,title}}

| concept = Fast breeder reactor

| generation = Generation IV

| status = Under construction

| Online = 2023, 2026 expected

| fuel = UO₂ (initial stage)
MOX (later stage)

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| spectrum_description = Fast

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| coolant = Liquid sodium

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| electric = 600 MW_e gross

| thermal = 1500 MW_th

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The CFR-600 (Xiapu fast reactor pilot project) is a sodium-cooled pool-type fast-neutron nuclear reactor under construction in Xiapu County, Fujian province, China, on Changbiao Island.{{cite news|title=China begins building pilot fast reactor|url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-China-begins-building-pilot-fast-reactor-2912174.html|access-date=16 January 2018|work=www.world-nuclear-news.org}} It is a generation IV demonstration project by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). Construction started in late 2017. These reactors are expected to be connected to the grid in 2023 and 2025.{{cite news | url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/china-breeder-reactor | title=China's New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts |last=Patel |first=Prachi |date=28 Dec 2022 |newspaper=IEEE Spectrum }} The reactor will have an output of 1500 MW thermal power and 600 MW electric power.{{cite web|title=CFR-600 (China Institute of Atomic Energy, China)|url=https://aris.iaea.org/PDF/CFR-600.pdf|publisher=IAEA|access-date=16 January 2018}} The fuel will be supplied by TVEL, subsidiary of Rosatom, according to the agreement signed in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Russia's TVEL to Supply Fuel for Chinas CFR-600 Reactor |url=https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsrussias-tvel-to-supply-fuel-for-chinas-cfr-600-fast-reactor-6935732}}

The CFR-600 is part of the Chinese plan to reach a closed nuclear fuel cycle. Fast neutron reactors are the main future nuclear power technology in China.

A larger commercial-scale reactor, the CFR-1000, is also planned.

On the same site, the building of a second 600 MW fast reactor CFR-600 was started in December 2020{{cite news|title=China starts building second CFR-600 fast reactor |url=https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/China-starts-building-second-CFR-600-fast-reactor|access-date=29 December 2020|work=www.world-nuclear-news.org}} and four 1000 MW CAP1000 are proposed.[https://www.fhdigz.com/en/company_news_detail.php?id=92 CCCC-FHDI wins bid for quot;feasibility study of offshore engineering of 600MW fast reactor nuclear power demonstration project in Xiapu], 12.03.2015. ([https://archive.today/20171230200610/http://www.fhdigz.com/EN/company_news_detail.php?id=92 Archived Version] on [https://archive.today/ archive.is]).

Such breeder reactors have the possibility to be used to produce weapons grade plutonium for nuclear weapon manufacturing purposes.