Advantages of liquid fluoride thorium reactor in comparison with light water reactor

Journal Article · Wed Apr 29 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916861· OSTI ID:22391629

Majid, Amran Ab.; Al-Areqi, Wadeeah M. ^[1]

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1. Nuclear Science Program, School of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) is an innovative design for the thermal breeder reactor that has important potential benefits over the traditional reactor design. LFTR is fluoride based liquid fuel, that use the thorium dissolved in salt mixture of lithium fluoride and beryllium fluoride. Therefore, LFTR technology is fundamentally different from the solid fuel technology currently in use. Although the traditional nuclear reactor technology has been proven, it has perceptual problems with safety and nuclear waste products. The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential advantages of LFTR in three aspects such as safety, fuel efficiency and nuclear waste as an alternative energy generator in the future. Comparisons between LFTR and Light Water Reactor (LWR), on general principles of fuel cycle, resource availability, radiotoxicity and nuclear weapon proliferation shall be elaborated.

• OSTI ID: 22391629
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1659; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
FUEL CYCLE
LIQUID FUELS
LITHIUM FLUORIDES
PROLIFERATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR SAFETY
SOLID FUELS
THORIUM REACTORS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS