Russia is providing enriched nuclear fuel for two fast reactors in the Chinese province of Fujian, abundant in the rare isotope uranium-235, as per Kremlin Media.
The fuel will be exported by TVEL, a Rosatom affiliate, to China for use in the CFR-600 power plant in the province of Fujian in the country's southeast, according to aEach of the project's two fast-neutron reactors holds the capacity to generate 600 megawatts of power, with the first reactor expected to connect to the grid later this year.Meanwhile, concerns about U.S. security have been expressed as a result of this cooperation between China and Russia, and the U.S.
Nuclear weapons typically contain about 90% uranium-235 and plutonium, while fast reactors need a concentration of uranium-235 of about 20%.The danger of using highly enriched uranium in China's reactors is that it might cause China to increase the size of its nuclear arsenal, as per experts. The development of a closed nuclear fuel cycle in China, which reprocesses the leftover uranium and plutonium isotopes in spent fuel, is a component of the country's strategy to reduce the danger of shortages.Rosatom and China's Atomic Energy Authority signed a comprehensive long-term cooperation agreement on the construction of fast-neutron reactors and closed nuclear fuel cycles during the March visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia.
The safety of China's fast reactors has, however, prompted several specialists to express their concerns. Reactors employ liquid sodium as the reactor coolant, Tian Li, vice president of the nuclear power branch of the China Electric Power Promotion Council, warned that it "easily catches fire both in air and in water, and it can leak easily."
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