Published July 1, 2019 | Version v1
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Dynamic System Models for Informing Licensing and Safeguards Investigations of Molten Salt Reactors (Revision 1)

Creators

  • 1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Description

Fluid-fueled molten salt nuclear reactors (MSRs) have recently gained significant interest. As with all reactors, modeling and simulation are key factors for advanced reactor design and licensing and will be required for the deployment of MSRs. However, there are significant gaps between simulation capabilities and system behavior for MSRs. This paper presents a system model of an MSR based on the Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor. The model includes important physics specific to MSRs, such as fission product and tritium transport, as well as reactivity feedback.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1566973; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1566973; DOE Accepted Manuscript full text, or the publishers Best Available Version will be available free of charge after the embargo period

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1566973; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1566973;
DOI
10.2172/1566973;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
78 p.
Report number
ORNL-TM--2018/876-Rev.1

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
54044340
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; MOLTEN SALT REACTORS; MOLTEN SALTS; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR LICENSING; SAFEGUARDS; TRITIUM
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DESIGN; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LICENSING; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR LIFE CYCLE; REACTORS; SALTS; SIMULATION; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC05-00OR22725
Funding organization
USDOE (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1566973