• Title of article

    Non-proliferation attributes of molten salt reactors

  • Author/Authors

    Gat، Uri نويسنده , , Engel، J.R. نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
  • Pages
    -326
  • From page
    327
  • To page
    0
  • Abstract
    Molten salt reactors (MSR) have many non-proliferation attributes. They can operate on the thorium-uranium fuel cycle which protects the fissile material by the daughter products of the inseparable U-232. MSRs can completely fission all plutonium and HEU, and as desired, ʹconvertʹ them to U-233, This also results in high, and efficient resource utilization, while diminishing the plutonium stock. On line processing, when applied, could free the waste from all fissile material. The fuel in the reactor stays protected by the intense radiation of the fission products. Fuel can also be protected in the reactor as well as outside the reactor by denaturing with natural uranium. A wide variety of MSRs are available, from ʹonce throughʹ minimum processing reactors to ones with fuel processing which can breed fuel for converters. MSRs are extremely safe and simple reactors with good economic potential.
  • Keywords
    Two-phase flow , Drift flow , BWR fuel spacer , Phase Doppler anemometer , Droplet deposition rate , Critical power , Annular mist flow , Liquid film
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Serial Year
    2000
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design
  • Record number

    13889