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Safety Surveillance of Back-end Fuel Cycle Facilities

Compact Reprocessing of Advanced Demonstration Fast Reactor Fuel
Fuels in Lead Cell (CORAL) Reprocessing Plant (DFRP)

DFRP is being set up at Kalpakkam for reprocessing of
The reprocessing of Fast Breeder Test
the spent fuel from Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR)
Reactor (FBTR) spent fuel is being carried out at
and demonstration of reprocessing process of the
CORAL facility of IGCAR. AERB had extended the
PFBR spent fuel. It is divided into 2 concrete cell
licence for operation of CORAL under the Atomic
facilities called Head End Facility (HEF) and Process
Energy Act, 1962 up to March 2018 subject to
Plant Facility (PPF). During the year, AERB completed
keeping the facility in safe shutdown condition and
safety review and assessment of the application
not carrying out reprocessing operation during this
for commencing acid-Tri-Butyl Phosphate (TBP)
period, for completion of activities related to ageing
run (initial inactive commissioning) and issued
management, residual life assessment of major
clearance in March 2019.
component & dose reduction. CORAL facility is re-
Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility
licensed up to August 30, 2023.
(FRFCF)
FRFCF is an integrated facility being set up at
Kalpakkam, which will be used for recycling the
spent fuel from PFBR, including fuel fabrication &
assembly, reprocessing and waste management.
Presently, civil construction activities of Waste
Management Plant, Core Subassembly Plant, Fuel
Fabrication Plant (FFP) and Reprocessed Uranium
Plant (RUP) are in progress. AERB is following up
the safety aspects related to construction.

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