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Development of a cold plug valve with fluoride salt

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2019
Experimental studies have been developed on a new freeze plug concept for safety valves in facilities using molten salt. They are designed to allow the closure of an upstream circuit by solidifying the molten salt in a section of the device and to ...
Giraud Julien, Ghetta Veronique, Rubiolo Pablo, Tano Retamales Mauricio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

New bimetallic EMF cell shows promise in direct energy conversion [PDF]

, 1968
Concentration cell, based upon a thermally regenerative cell principle, produces electrical energy from any large heat source. This experimental bimetallic EMF cell uses a sodium-bismuth alloy cathode and a pure liquid sodium anode.
Hesson, J. C., Shimotake, H.
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Supercritical Water Gasification: Practical Design Strategies and Operational Challenges for Lab-Scale, Continuous Flow Reactors

, 2019
Optimizing an industrial-scale supercritical water gasification process requires detailed knowledge of chemical reaction pathways, rates, and product yields. Laboratory-scale reactors are employed to develop this knowledge base.
Gorman, David J., Kramlich, John C., Novosselov, Igor V., Pinkard, Brian R., Rasmussen, Elizabeth G., Reinhall, Per G., Tiwari, Kartik   +6 more
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Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fast Thorium Molten Salt Reactors started with Plutonium

, 2006
One of the pending questions concerning Molten Salt Reactors based on the 232Th/233U fuel cycle is the supply of the fissile matter, and as a consequence the deployment possibilities of a fleet of Molten Salt Reactors, since 233U does not exist on earth ...
Brissot, R., Heuer, D., Le Brun, C., Liatard, E., Mathieu, L., Merle-Lucotte, E., Méplan, O., Nuttin, A.   +7 more
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Entropy‐Driven Innovations: Entropy Stabilized Oxides for High‐Performance Next‐Generation Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This article explores high‐entropy‐stabilized oxides (HEOs) as novel functional materials for addressing critical issues in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, including lithium polysulfide (LPS) shuttling, inadequate conductivity, and slow redox kinetics.
Hassan Raza, Jialiang Wei, Zhicai Wang, Zhaoyang Lv, Junye Cheng, Jia Xu, Liang An, Yuliang Liu, Sergey Ryazantsev, Shukui Li, Guangping Zheng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Core design study of the Wielenga Innovation Static Salt Reactor (WISSR)

Nuclear Engineering and Technology
This paper presents the design features and preliminary design analysis results of the Wielenga Innovation Static Salt Reactor (WISSR). The WISSR incorporates features that make it both flexible and inherently safe.
T. Wielenga, W.S. Yang, I. Khaleb
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Design of an Extractive Distillation Column for the Environmentally Benign Separation of Zirconium and Hafnium Tetrachloride for Nuclear Power Reactor Applications

Energies, 2015
Nuclear power with strengthened safety regulations continues to be used as an important resource in the world for managing atmospheric greenhouse gases and associated climate change.
Le Quang Minh, Nguyen Van Duc Long, Pham Luu Trung Duong, Youngmi Jung, Alireza Bahadori, Moonyong Lee   +5 more
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Solar Fuels Via Methane Valorization: Thermochemical Pathways, Unified Metrics, and Techno‐Economic Perspectives

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A first‐of‐its‐kind review benchmarks three solar methane valorization pathways with unified performance metrics for clean fuel production. Meeting global climate targets and sustainable energy demands requires carbon‐neutral fuels and innovative conversion pathways.
Muhammad Abdulmoez, Amjad Othman, Majid Linjawi, Amro Al‐Qutub   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of stainless steel as a material of construction for a molten salt reactor [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of this work was to investigate the corrosion of stainless steel within a molten salt, with the possibility that it could be used as a construction material within a molten salt fuelled nuclear reactor.
Thompson, Ashleigh
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