Abstract
Since the successful completion of Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, nuclear and material scientists continue to expand their knowledge on materials and conditions that would ensure safe and efficient operation of high temperature reactors with molten salt coolant. Carbon materials will be present in the reactor core as graphite moderators and reflectors in liquid-fuel molten salt reactor, MSR, and also as fuel matrix carbons in the fuel pebbles of thermal fluoride high temperature reactors (FHR). This paper summarizes the knowledge progress on carbon and graphite materials for molten-salt reactors starting from the lessons learned after the MSRE up to the newly revived interest for MSR in the last decade. Some unsolved items and knowledge gaps which require more research are emphasized.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2018 |
Publisher | American Nuclear Society |
Pages | 1168-1175 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780894487552 |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2018 - Charlotte, United States Duration: Apr 8 2018 → Apr 11 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2018 |
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Conference
Conference | 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, ICAPP 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Charlotte |
Period | 04/8/18 → 04/11/18 |
Funding
This work was supported by the Advanced Reactor Technologies program of U. S. Department of Energy. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by U. T. Battelle for the U. S. Department of Energy. *Notice: This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).