6. Case study: Superphénix
The first commercial-scale prototype power plant with an electrical output of 1,200 MW, Superphénix was built in France, at Creys-Malville, within a European framework (France 51%, Italy 33%, Germany + Belgium + Netherlands 16%); it reached nominal output on December 9, 1986.
The main characteristics of the plant are summarized in the table 3.
6.1 Reactor block
The reactor is of the integrated type (figure 6): the main vessel, 21 m in diameter, contains 3,500 t of sodium in which the core, internal structures, four primary pumps, eight intercoolers, fuel transfer and reactor control systems are immersed.
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