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Rein­vent­ing Nuclear Energy: the Role of Molten Salt Technology

Per Peterson

Molten flu­o­ride salts have greatly dif­fer­ent chem­i­cal and ther­mo­phys­i­cal prop­er­ties than other reac­tor coolants. They are chem­i­cally sta­ble, have very high boil­ing tem­per­a­tures (and thus are intrin­si­cally low-pressure), have high vol­u­met­ric heat capac­ity, and are opti­cally trans­par­ent. This talk will pro­vide an overview of the cur­rent sta­tus of molten salt reac­tor tech­nol­ogy, includ­ing both solid and liq­uid fueled vari­ants, place MSRs into a broader con­text of nuclear energy tech­nolo­gies, and dis­cuss future prospects.

Speaker: Per Peterson, UC Berkeley

Wednesday, 04/01/15

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