A5006935365- Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
- Nuclear Materials and Properties
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics
- Fusion materials and technologies
- Nuclear materials and radiation effects
- Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes
- Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
- Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Petroleum Processing and Analysis
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Global Energy Security and Policy
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2013-2022
National Technical Information Service
2012-2021
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
2012-2021
Office of Nuclear Energy
2012
Argonne National Laboratory
2012
National Nuclear Laboratory
2005-2007
British Nuclear Fuel Limited (United Kingdom)
2004-2007
4 fast-spectrum molten salt conceptual designs have been selected for fuel cycle performance analysis. 3D full core and 2D unit cell models developed to justify the possibility use a simplified model computational-heavy depletion simulation with truly continuous online reprocessing. Finally, 60-years Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) shown lifetime breeding ratio 1.0072 doubling time 139 years in Th/U cycle.
The AP1000 is a two-loop, 1150 MWe pressurised water reactor (PWR) with passive safety features and extensive plant simplifications to enhance construction, operation maintenance. design derived directly from the AP600, 600 PWR. AP600 uses proven technology, which builds on over 30 years of operating PWR experience received Final Design Approval United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission in September 1998 Certification December 1999. meets all Electric Power Research Institute's Advanced...
By around 2025, thorium-based fuel cycles are likely to be deployed internationally. States such as China and India pursuing research, development, deployment pathways toward a number of commercial-scale thorium cycles, they already building test reactors the associated cycle infrastructure. In future, potential exists for these emerging programs sell, export, deploy technology in other states. Without technically adequate international safeguards protocols measures place, any future...
Certain characteristics of heavy water reactors (HWRs), such as a more flexible neutron economy compared to light (due reduced absorptions in hydrogen), online refueling capability, and having thermal spectrum, make them potentially attractive for use with thorium fuel cycle. Three options that combine HWRs thorium-based fuels are considered this paper: Near-Term option minimal advanced technology requirements, an Actinide Management incorporates the recycle minor actinides (MAs),...