Molten salt reactors (MSR) | IAEA
2013年9月16日 · They work on a variety of reactor concepts, which can trace their origins to the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment embarked on by the Oak Ridge National Laboratories in the 1960s. Current research and development efforts are focused on resolving materials-related issues, assessing safety features, developing core design methods and evaluating ...
Molten Salt Reactor Technology Development Continues as …
2024年4月8日 · In Canada, a molten salt-based small modular reactor (SMR) concept passed a crucial pre-licensing vendor design review in 2023, the first such review completed for an MSR. And other projects, including in China and the US, continue to make progress, with the hope that MSRs could begin to see deployment as soon as the mid-2030s.
Status of Molten Salt Reactor Technology | IAEA
Written to assist individuals in academia and industry and in relevant regulatory and policy roles, this publication provides a summary of the current knowledge on the status of research, technological developments, reactor designs and experiments in the area of advanced reactors that are fuelled or cooled by a molten salt.
Spotlight on Innovation: Molten Salt Reactors for a Sustainable …
2020年8月24日 · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the United States operated an experimental 7.34 MW (th) MSR from 1965 to 1969, in a trial known as the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). This demonstrated the feasibility of liquid-fuelled reactors cooled by molten salts and helped identify and later resolve issues such as the need for liquid-liquid ...
Molten Salt Reactors: IAEA to Establish New Platform for …
2016年11月9日 · Molten salt reactor technology has attracted private funding over the last few years, and several reactor concepts are under development. One area under research is the compatibility between the salt coolant and the structural materials and, for some designs, the chemical processes related to the associated fuel cycle, Monti said.
Thorium’s Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy | IAEA
Thorium can generate more fissile material (uranium-233) than it consumes while fuelling a water cooled or molten salt reactor, and it generates fewer long-lived minor actinides than plutonium fuels. It is estimated that the Earth’s upper crust contains an average of 10.5 parts per million (ppm) of thorium, compared with about 3 ppm of uranium.
Thorium’s Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy: New IAEA Analysis
2023年3月13日 · Thorium can generate more fissile material (uranium-233) than it consumes while fuelling a water-cooled or molten-salt reactor. According to estimates, the Earth's upper crust contains an average of 10.5 parts per million (ppm) of …
Molten Salt Reactors: A Game Changer in the Nuclear Industry
2020年8月27日 · There is growing interest in Member States in molten salt reactor (MSR) technology, with development of these innovative reactors ramping up over the last decade. Many MSR designs offer unique advantages, including in the areas of safety and economics.
News – Molten salt reactors | IAEA
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Challenges Related to the Use of Liquid Metal and Molten Salt …
It presents new data, or verifies existing data on, thermo-physical properties of liquid metal and molten salt coolants, and describes tools for on-line monitoring and control of coolant chemistry. Methods to improve the corrosion resistance between heavy liquid metal coolant and components, structure material and instrumentation are also examined.