Prototype Fast Reactor sodium tanks - Government World Magazine

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At approximately 8:00pm on 20 April, site emergency personnel responded to a call at the sodium storage tanks at the Prototype Fast Reactor complex.

A planned reaction of material inside a tank resulted in an excursion, causing the release of a small amount of caustic liquor.

No-one was injured and damage was confined to components in the tank. We believe the environmental impact is low. Emergency personnel kept the tank under observation as a precaution.

SEPA and ONR have been informed of the occurrence, and DSRL today is commencing its own investigation of the circumstances.

Published 21 April 2022