en.Wedoany.com Reported - A full-scale simulator developed for the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast neutron reactor has been put into operation at the training and information center of the Siberian Chemical Combine (SKhK) in Russia. The reactor, located in Seversk, Tomsk Oblast, is the core component of the Pilot Demonstration Power Complex (ODEK).
The BREST-OD-300 reactor is being built under the framework of Rosatom's "Proryv" (Breakthrough) project, aimed at demonstrating closed nuclear fuel cycle technology. In addition to the reactor, the ODEK complex includes on-site nuclear fuel cycle facilities, such as a fuel fabrication and refabrication module, as well as a spent fuel reprocessing and recycling module. Among these, the fuel fabrication facility was put into operation in December 2024.
The simulator is a hardware-software complex that fully replicates the main control panel and backup control panel of the BREST-OD-300 reactor. It is equipped with a calculation server and software models, audio and video monitoring systems, and a system for recording and analyzing operator behavior. The simulation of physical processes accurately reproduces the reactor's operational states under normal, transient, and emergency conditions.
"It is noteworthy that there is no other similar simulator in the world, as it was created for the unique lead-cooled BREST-OD-300 reactor and will become a key technical tool for personnel training and certification," noted Dr. Evgeniy Adamov, Scientific Director of the Proryv project.
The general contractor for the simulator is the All-Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operation (VNIIAES), which is part of Rosatom's power division. VNIIAES has developed over 40 simulators for nuclear power plants in Russia.
"For VNIIAES, creating a unique simulator for a future power plant was a real challenge," said General Director Konstantin Artemyev. "Only through the coordinated work of professionals from all participating organizations could this challenge be met. Ultimately, the team not only created a simulator but also an adaptive modeling platform that will evolve alongside the entirely new fourth-generation power plant."
