Institute of Physics and Power Engineering
Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (full name: I.I. Leypunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Russian: Государственный научный центр Российской Федерации Физико-энергетический институт, ГНЦ РФ-ФЭИ; IPPE) is a research and development institute in the field of nuclear technology located in Obninsk, Russia. It is a subsidiary of Rosatom.
History
IPPE was established in May 1946 to develop nuclear power technology. The purpose of the Institute was the development of nuclear reactors and to solve scientific and engineering tasks in the field of nuclear power. The staff of the Institute had built the world's first nuclear power plant in Obninsk, AM-1 ("Атом Мирный", Russian for Atom Mirny, or "peaceful atom"), was commissioned at IPPE on 27 June 1954.
Developments
During its existence the Institute has developed more than 120 different projects,[1] including:
• the fast reactors BR-1, BR-2, BR-5, BR-10;
• the reactor BOR-60 in RIAR (Dimitrovgrad);
• the reactor BN-350 reactor for a nuclear power plant in Aktau (Kazakhstan);
• the reactor BN-600 reactor and BN-800 reactor for Beloyarsk NPP;[2]
• the reactor SVBR-100 reactor;[3]
• space Beech nuclear reactor and TOPAZ nuclear reactor;
• naval lead-bismuth liquid metal reactors: VT-1 reactor, BM-40A reactor, OK-550 reactor
International Collaboration
The Institute collaborates with the leading scientific and research organizations of Russia, CIS and foreign countries.[4][5] Among the most international projects can be named:
- involves on a large-scale project: FAIR | FAIR-Russia.
- the cooperation with France concerning the creation of fast reactors;
- joint research with the USA, France, Germany, and Japan concerning reusing ex-nuclear materials of the reactor BH-600;
- joint project development of the fast reactor CEFR with China;
- joint project development of the fast reactor KALIMER[6] with South Korea;
- interested in FBNR project;
References
- ↑ "IPPE". Atomic-Energy. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-10-11. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Beloyarskaya NPP". OKBM. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ↑ "SVBR-75/100 Nuclear Reactor" (PDF). OKB Gidropress. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ↑ "IPPE". NTI. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ↑ "FEI (IPPE)". ISTC. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ↑ "Design Concept of Korean Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor" (PDF). IAEA. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2014-10-17.