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The RAPID-L, RAPID-LAT (L: Lunar base, A: Automatic，T: Thermoelectric) is a micro nuclear reactor concept conceived as a powerhouse for colonies on the Moon and Mars. It is based on the RAPID-series (Refueling by All Pins Integrated Design) fast breeder reactor using a liquid lithium-6 design. The study was funded by the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) in FY 1999-2001. The research was carried out by Japan's Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Komae Research Laboratory.〔(''Operator-Free Super Safe Fast Reactor Concept RAPID-L'' ) Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2002〕 == History == In 1999, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) started the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) project (not to confuse with International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative I-NERI from 2001〔(''International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative: 2011 Annual Report'' ) International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, 2012〕). Its goal was to solicite innovative public research. The theme was to create ultra-safe and ultra-small reactors. Inspired by SP-100, the Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter (AMTEC), JAERI's own high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) HTTR from 1990, and CRIEPI's RAPID & RAPID-A projects from 1993 & 1995 among others JAERI commissioned the RAPID-L study. The original study looked for an ultra-safe and ultra-small fast reactor RAPID-LAT assumed for use at a Moon base or Mars base. The reason for the assumption of a Mars or Moon base was the closesness of the gravities of both celestial bodies 1/3 and 1/6 of Earth's gravity.〔(''Super safe small reactor RAPID-L conceptual design and R and D. JAERI's nuclear research promotion program, H11-002'' ) Mitsuru Kambe, Hirokazu Tsunoda, Kaichiro Mishima, Akira Kawasaki, Takamichi Iwamura, International Nuclear Information System INIS Vol. 37 Issue 01, March, 2003〕 The study followed a three-year plan: *1999: basic concept; material research *2000: experiment of innovative technologies and their feasibility; Fast Critical Assembly (FCA) tests *2001: LIM tests; plant dynamics analysis 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAPID-L」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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