Safety assessment of molten salt reactors in comparison with light water reactors [PDF]
, 2013 Molten salt reactors (MSRs) have a long history with the first design studies beginning in the 1950s at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Traditionally these reactors are thought of as thermal breeder reactors running on the thorium to 233U cycle
Elsheikh, Badawy M.
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Nuclear FusionThe breeding blanket is a critical component of magnetic confinement fusion reactors. The reliability, availability, maintainability, and inspectability (RAMI) of the blanket has been recognized as a major challenge on the pathway to commercial fusion ...
Qingzhu Liang +4 more
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Inhalation dose conversion factors for various radionuclides associated with liquid metal fast breeder reactors [PDF]
, 1976 This report presents (1) values of the parameters needed in the estimation of internal radiation doses from inhalation of radioactive aerosols resulting from hypothetical liquid metal fast breeder reactor accidents, (2) the values of the time integrated ...
Boudreau, F. G., Teresi, J. D.
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The effect of Li2TiO3 pebbles on the mechanical properties of ARAA under breeding blanket conditions
Nuclear Materials and EnergyThe breeding blanket serves as a critical element for achieving a self-sustaining tritium cycle and generating sufficient energy in fusion reactors.
Yunsong Jung +4 more
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Calculation of Temperature Fields in a Lithium Ceramic Pebble Bed during Reactor Irradiation in a Vacuum. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Chikhray Y +4 more
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Assessment of the thorium fuel cycle in power reactors [PDF]
, 1977 A study was conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to evaluate the role of thorium fuel cycles in power reactors. Three thermal reactor systems were considered: Light Water Reactors (LWRs); High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs); and Heavy ...
Homan, F. J. +2 more
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Growth rates of breeder reactor fuel. Final report [PDF]
, 1979 During the contract period, a consistent formalism for the definition of the growth rates (and thus the doubling time) of breeder reactor fuel has been developed.
Ott, K O
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Features of Helium and Tritium Release from Li2TiO3 Ceramic Pebbles under Neutron Irradiation. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Kulsartov T +8 more
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Why did the Breeder Reactor Fail? : Swedish and international nuclear development in a cold war context [PDF]
, 2009 This article discusses the visions about nuclear breeder reactors, plans set out in the aftermath of World War II. This seemed like the ideal solution for future energy, and even small countries, as Sweden, launched breeder reactor programs.
Fjæstad, Maja,
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Review of accelerator driven heavy ion nuclear fusion
Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018 Using high energy accelerators for energy production by nuclear fission goes back to the 1950's with plans for “breeder accelerators” as well as with early ideas on subcritical reactors, which are currently pursued in China and other countries.
Ingo Hofmann
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