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This publication presents a survey of worldwide experience gained with fast breeder reactor design, development and operation. It is focused on the following subjects: state of the art of liquid metal fast reactor (LMFR) development and IAEA activities; design features and operating experience of demonstration and commercial sized nuclear power plants with sodium cooled fast reactors; leadbismuth cooled (LBC) ship reactor operation experience and LBC fast power reactor development; activation characteristics of the primary coolant, reactor and components; treatment and disposal of spent sodium; removal of residual sodium deposits and decontamination after shutdown of the typical loop type LMFR; passive principles of fast reactor emergency shutdown and heat removal, demonstration of safety with test fast reactors during the final stages of operation, and an analysis and assessment of advantages and disadvantages of sodium as a coolant, giving due consideration to the advances in the te
