Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant

Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that utilize neutron-reflecting coolants or a combination of primary salt coolants and secondary neutron-reflecting coolants. Further configurations are described that circulate liquid neutron-reflecting material around an reactor core to con...

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Main Authors Kerlin, William M, Johns, Christopher J, Kelleher, Brian C, Czerwinski, Ken, Petroski, Robert C, Latkowski, Jeffery F, Flowers, Dan, McWhirter, Jon D, Havstad, Mark A, Kramer, Kevin, El-Dasher, Bassem S, Cisneros Jr., Anselmo T, Walter, Joshua C, Freeman, Charles Gregory, Cheatham III, Jesse R, Abbot Jr., Ryan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.09.2018
Subjects
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Summary:Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that utilize neutron-reflecting coolants or a combination of primary salt coolants and secondary neutron-reflecting coolants. Further configurations are described that circulate liquid neutron-reflecting material around an reactor core to control the neutronics of the reactor. Furthermore, configurations which use the circulating neutron-reflecting material to actively cool the containment vessel are also described.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20170260307