The Curious Tale of Molten Salt Reactors - media.cns-snc.ca
The Curious Tale of Molten Salt Reactors - media.cns-snc.ca
The Curious Tale of Molten Salt Reactors - media.cns-snc.ca
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<strong>The</strong> Basics: <strong>Molten</strong> <strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Reactors</strong><br />
• Fuel (Th, U and/or Pu) dissolved in fluoride <strong>ca</strong>rrier<br />
salts like 2Li 7 F-BeF 2<br />
• This fluid fuel is also the coolant and transfers<br />
heat to a secondary “clean” coolant salt<br />
• High temperature operation (700 o C) couples well<br />
to many systems with high efficiency (upwards <strong>of</strong><br />
50%)<br />
• Supercriti<strong>ca</strong>l CO2, Steam, Helium or even open air<br />
cycles<br />
• Typi<strong>ca</strong>lly graphite moderated