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The hallmarks of the approach to safety embodied in the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) are: Large margins between the operating conditions and physical safety limits; reliance on passive processes to hold power production in balance with heat removal; and totally passive removal of decay heat, independent of the equipment and structures in the balance-of-plant. Should equipment in the balance-of-plant...