Published June 1995 | Version v1
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Molten salt reactor: Optimal transuranics burner

Creators

  • 1. Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), Nuclear Energy, Petten (Netherlands)

Description

The design of a transuranics burner utilizing a molten salt fuel and a graphite moderator is discussed. The equilibrium fuel composition including the fission products is determined. Also, the fuel temperature reactivity coefficients are discussed. Negative reactivity coefficients can be obtained for fuel volume fractions larger than 7%. Overall, the molten salt reactor will be able to burn transuranic material at a rate of 1.2 kg/MWe.y and in about ten years time an amount equal to the transuranic inventory of the burner will be burnt. (orig.)

Part of:
ECN contributions to GLOBAL '95

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
ECN contributions to GLOBAL '95
Imprint Pagination
68 p.
Journal Page Range
[8 p.].
Report number
ECN-RX--95-035

Conference

Title
ANS international conference on evaluation of emerging nuclear fuel cycle systems (Global '95).
Dates
11-14 Sep 1995.
Place
Versailles (France).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
27045306
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACTINIDE BURNER REACTORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; MOLTEN SALT FUELED REACTORS; TRANSMUTATION
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FLUID FUELED REACTORS; FUELS; MATERIALS; MOLTEN SALT REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS

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