Irradiation of thorium-bearing molten fluoride salt in graphite crucibles
| Autor: | N.B. Siccama, E. Capelli, A.J. de Koning, G.I.A. Lippens, V. Bhimanadam, Ondřej Beneš, P.J. Baas, Mohamed Naji, D.A. Boomstra, R.J.M. Konings, P.R. Hania, I. Bobeldijk, Pavel Soucek, S. de Groot, C. Sciolla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Nuclear fission product Materials science 020209 energy chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology engineering.material 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas chemistry.chemical_compound 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering General Materials Science Irradiation Graphite Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Waste Management and Disposal Fission products Mechanical Engineering Radiochemistry Thorium Nuclear Energy and Engineering chemistry Nuclear graphite engineering Noble metal Fluoride |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Engineering and Design. 375:111094 |
| ISSN: | 0029-5493 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111094 |
| Popis: | Four fluoride fuel salt samples (78LiF-22ThF4) in graphite crucibles were irradiated in the HFR Petten for a duration of 508 Full Power Days under the name SALIENT-01 (SALt Irradiation ExperimeNT). Goal of the experiment was to gain experience with the design of liquid salt experiments and the handling of the salts before and after irradiation. Specific research goals for SALIENT-01 are (i) to confirm claims of good fission product retention in the salt, (ii) to obtain size distributions for noble metal particles using Transmission Electron Microscopy and (iii) to assess possible interactions between fuel salt and fine-grained nuclear graphite, as well as possible uptake of fission products by the graphite. Here the design and irradiation history of the experiment are discussed together with plans for post-irradiation examinations. Limitations in representativeness of this experiment and capsule irradiations in general are discussed as well as follow-up actions to improve the quality of future irradiations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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