Editing Breeder reactor (section)

=== Russia ===
Russia has a plan for increasing its fleet of fast breeder reactors significantly. A BN-800 reactor (800&nbsp;MWe) at [[Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station|Beloyarsk]] was completed in 2012, succeeding a smaller [[BN-600 reactor|BN-600]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Белоярская АЭС: начался выход БН-800 на минимальный уровень мощности |publisher=AtomInfo.ru |url=http://atominfo.ru/newsi/p0401.htm |access-date=27 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630200015/http://atominfo.ru/newsi/p0401.htm |archive-date=30 June 2014}}</ref> It reached its full power production in 2016.<ref name="fullpower">{{cite web |title=Russian fast reactor reaches full power |url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Russian-fast-reactor-reaches-full-power-1708165.html |access-date=27 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125917/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Russian-fast-reactor-reaches-full-power-1708165.html |archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref> Plans for the construction of a larger [[BN-1200 reactor]] (1,200&nbsp;MWe) was scheduled for completion in 2018, with two additional BN-1200 reactors built by the end of 2030.<ref>{{cite web |title=До 2030 в России намечено строительство трёх энергоблоков с реакторами БН-1200 |publisher=AtomInfo.ru |url=http://atominfo.ru/newsi/p0662.htm |access-date=27 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805100047/http://atominfo.ru/newsi/p0662.htm |archive-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> However, in 2015 [[Rosenergoatom]] postponed construction indefinitely to allow fuel design to be improved after more experience of operating the BN-800 reactor, and among cost concerns.<ref name="wnn-20150416">{{cite news |title=Russia postpones BN-1200 in order to improve fuel design |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=16 April 2015 |url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Russia-postpones-BN-1200-in-order-to-improve-fuel-design-16041502.html |access-date=19 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621085931/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Russia-postpones-BN-1200-in-order-to-improve-fuel-design-16041502.html |archive-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>

An experimental lead-cooled fast reactor, [[BREST (Reactor)|BREST-300]] will be built at the [[Siberian Chemical Combine]] in [[Seversk]]. The BREST ({{langx|ru|bystry reaktor so svintsovym teplonositelem|italics=yes}}, {{langx|en|fast reactor with lead coolant}}) design is seen as a successor to the BN series and the 300&nbsp;MWe unit at the SCC could be the forerunner to a 1,200&nbsp;MWe version for wide deployment as a commercial power generation unit. The development program is as part of an Advanced Nuclear Technologies Federal Program 2010–2020 that seeks to exploit fast reactors for uranium efficiency while 'burning' radioactive substances that would otherwise be disposed of as waste. Its core would measure about 2.3 metres in diameter by 1.1 metres in height and contain 16 tonnes of fuel. The unit would be refuelled every year, with each fuel element spending five years in total within the core. Lead coolant temperature would be around 540&nbsp;°C, giving a high efficiency of 43%, primary heat production of 700&nbsp;MWt yielding electrical power of 300&nbsp;MWe. The operational lifespan of the unit could be 60 years. The design was expected to be completed by NIKIET in 2014 for construction between 2016 and 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fast moves for nuclear development in Siberia |publisher=World Nuclear Association |url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Fast_moves_for_nuclear_development_in_Siberia_0410121.html |access-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012025225/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Fast_moves_for_nuclear_development_in_Siberia_0410121.html |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> 
By the end of 2024 the cooling tower had been built, and the target for starting operation was 2026.{{cn|date=November 2024}}