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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Design Choices<br />
Single Fluid vs Two Fluid?<br />
• Single Fluid<br />
– Fertile (Th) and fissile (U233) in a one <strong>ca</strong>rrier salt<br />
– Processing to remove fission products the most complex<br />
• Two Fluid<br />
– Thorium blanket salt, Fuel salt no fertile, only U233<br />
– Pa removal not necessary as it is diluted in blanket salt<br />
– Fission product removal appears simpler<br />
– Core design “was thought” to be complex<br />
– Need to verify barrier materials<br />
• One and One Half Fluid<br />
– ORNL term for a mixed fluid surrounded by a thorium blanket<br />
salt. Pros and Cons <strong>of</strong> both
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