Harmonization of fuel cycles for nuclear energy system with the use of molten salt technology Original Research Article

The possibility of creating a multi-component nuclear power system in which, alongside thermal and fast reactors, molten salt burner reactors, for incineration of weapons-grade plutonium, some minor actinides and transmutation of some fission products will be presented. This work aims to review the status of molten salt reactor technology and innovative non-aqueous chemical processing methods, to indicate the importance of the remaining uncertainties, to identify the additional work needed, and to evaluate the probability of success in obtaining improved safety characteristics for a new concept of molten salt-burner reactor with an external neutron source.