Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy
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Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy

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  2. English
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Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy

About this book

Molten Salt Reactors is a comprehensive reference on the status of molten salt reactor (MSR) research and thorium fuel utilization.There is growing awareness that nuclear energy is needed to complement intermittent energy sources and to avoid pollution from fossil fuels. Light water reactors are complex, expensive, and vulnerable to core melt, steam explosions, and hydrogen explosions, so better technology is needed. MSRs could operate safely at nearly atmospheric pressure and high temperature, yielding efficient electrical power generation, desalination, actinide incineration, hydrogen production, and other industrial heat applications.Coverage includes: - Motivation -- why are we interested?- Technical issues – reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, materials, environment, …- Generic designs -- thermal, fast, solid fuel, liquid fuel, …- Specific designs – aimed at electrical power, actinide incineration, thorium utilization, …- Worldwide activities in 23 countries- Conclusions This book is a collaboration of 58 authors from 23 countries, written in cooperation with the International Thorium Molten Salt Forum. It can serve as a reference for engineers and scientists, and it can be used as a textbook for graduate students and advanced undergrads.Molten Salt Reactors is the only complete review of the technology currently available, making this an essential text for anyone reviewing the use of MSRs and thorium fuel, including students, nuclear researchers, industrial engineers, and policy makers.- Written in cooperation with the International Thorium Molten-Salt Forum- Covers MSR-specific issues, various reactor designs, and discusses issues such as the environmental impact, non-proliferation, and licensing- Includes case studies and examples from experts across the globe

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Vision
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. Electricity production
  10. 3. Chemical fundamentals and applications of molten salts
  11. 4. Reactor physics of MSR
  12. 5. Kinetics, dynamics, and neutron noise in stationary MSRs
  13. 6. Thermal hydraulics of liquid-fueled MSRs
  14. 7. Materials
  15. 8. Chemical processing of liquid fuel
  16. 9. Environment, waste, and resources
  17. 10. Nonproliferation and safeguards aspects of the MSR fuel cycle
  18. 11. Liquid fuel, thermal neutron spectrum reactors
  19. 12. Fast-spectrum, liquid-fueled reactors
  20. 13. Solid fuel, salt-cooled reactors
  21. 14. Static liquid fuel reactors
  22. 15. Accelerator-driven systems
  23. 16. Fusion–fission hybrids
  24. 17. Thorium molten salt reactor nuclear energy system (TMSR)
  25. 18. Integral molten salt reactor
  26. 19. ThorCon reactor
  27. 20. Safety assessment of the molten salt fast reactor (SAMOFAR)
  28. 21. Stable salt fast reactor
  29. 22. Transatomic Power
  30. 23. Copenhagen Atomics waste burner
  31. 24. Molten salt thermal wasteburner
  32. 25. Dual-fluid reactor
  33. 26. Worldwide activities
  34. 27. Issues and conclusions
  35. Appendix A. Abbreviations
  36. Index