Molten salt fuels with high plutonium solubility
Abstract
The present invention includes a composition of LiF--ThF.sub.4--UF.sub.4--PuF.sub.3 for use as a fuel in a nuclear engine.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1092985
- Patent Number(s):
- 8506855
- Application Number:
- 12/888,704
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Citation Formats
Moir, Ralph W, Turchi, Patrice E.A., Shaw, Henry F, and Kaufman, Larry. Molten salt fuels with high plutonium solubility. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Moir, Ralph W, Turchi, Patrice E.A., Shaw, Henry F, & Kaufman, Larry. Molten salt fuels with high plutonium solubility. United States.
Moir, Ralph W, Turchi, Patrice E.A., Shaw, Henry F, and Kaufman, Larry. Tue .
"Molten salt fuels with high plutonium solubility". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1092985.
@article{osti_1092985,
title = {Molten salt fuels with high plutonium solubility},
author = {Moir, Ralph W and Turchi, Patrice E.A. and Shaw, Henry F and Kaufman, Larry},
abstractNote = {The present invention includes a composition of LiF--ThF.sub.4--UF.sub.4--PuF.sub.3 for use as a fuel in a nuclear engine.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2013},
month = {8}
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