The BN-350 was a sodium-cooled fast reactor nuclear power plant located at Aktau (formally known as Shevchenko from 1964-1992), Kazakhstan, situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The BN-350 Fast breeder reactor went online in 1973, and closed in 1999. In addition to providing power for the city (150 MW_e), BN-350 was also used for producing plutonium and for desalination to supply fresh water (120,000 m³ fresh water/day) to the city. Image:Shevchenko BN350.gif|Shevchenko BN350 nuclear fast reactor and desalination plant situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The plant generates 135 MW_e and provides steam for an associated desalination plant. View of the interior of the reactor hall. Image:Shevchenko BN350 desalinati.jpg|BN350 desalination unit. View of the only nuclear-heated desalination unit in the world

External links and sources

• ANL report on EARLY SOVIET FAST REACTORS

• BN-350 Spent Fuel Disposition

• NTI: Securing Nuclear Warheads and Materials

• ANL update

• IAEA: Current status of the BN-350 fast reactor

• Various Pictures from BN350

Nuclear reactors