ABSTRACT The lead-cooled fast reactor BREST-OD-300 under construction at Seversk is positioned by Russia as a pilot-scale platform to demonstrate an on-site, integrated closed fuel cycle coupling a 300 MWe (700 MWth) fast reactor with colocated fuel fabrication and reprocessing, an arrangement summarized by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) as unique within the Lead … Leggi tutto Russia’s Closed-Fuel-Cycle Nuclear Push in 2025: Technical Status of BREST-OD-300, Uranium Market Signals and Governance Implications