MOLTEN FLUORIDE NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL
Abstract
Molten-salt reactor fuel compositions consisting of mixtures of fluoride salts are reported. In its broadest form, the composition contains an alkali fluoride such as sodium fluoride, zirconium tetrafluoride, and a uranium fluoride, the latter being the tetrafluoride or trifluoride or a mixture of the two. An outstanding property of these fuel compositions is a high coeffieient of thermal expansion which provides a negative temperature coefficient of reactivity in reactors in which they are used.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4138446
- Patent Number(s):
- 2920024
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015927
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS; EXPANSION; FLUORIDES; FUELS; FUSED SALTS; REACTIVITY; SODIUM FLUORIDES; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM TETRAFLUORIDE; ZIRCONIUM FLUORIDES
Citation Formats
Barton, C J, and Grimes, W R. MOLTEN FLUORIDE NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Barton, C J, & Grimes, W R. MOLTEN FLUORIDE NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL. United States.
Barton, C J, and Grimes, W R. Fri .
"MOLTEN FLUORIDE NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL". United States.
@article{osti_4138446,
title = {MOLTEN FLUORIDE NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL},
author = {Barton, C J and Grimes, W R},
abstractNote = {Molten-salt reactor fuel compositions consisting of mixtures of fluoride salts are reported. In its broadest form, the composition contains an alkali fluoride such as sodium fluoride, zirconium tetrafluoride, and a uranium fluoride, the latter being the tetrafluoride or trifluoride or a mixture of the two. An outstanding property of these fuel compositions is a high coeffieient of thermal expansion which provides a negative temperature coefficient of reactivity in reactors in which they are used.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {1}
}
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