Molten fluoride fuel salt chemistry

Conference · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:32544

Toth, L M; Del Cul, G D; Dai, S; Metcalf, D H

The chemistry of molten fluorides is traced from their development as fuels in the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment with important factors in their selection being discussed. Key chemical characteristics such as solubility, redox behavior, and chemical activity are explained as they relate to the behavior of molten fluoride fuel systems. Development requirements for fitting the current state of the chemistry to modern nuclear fuel system are described. It is concluded that while much is known about molten fluoride behavior which can be used effectively to reduce the amount of development required for future systems, some significant molten salt chemical questions must still be addressed.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 32544
• Report Number(s): CONF-950145-3; ON: DE95007025; TRN: 95:008869
• Resource Relation: Conference: Conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications (A-DTTA), Albuquerque, NM (United States), 8-12 Jan 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
40 CHEMISTRY
MOLTEN SALT FUELS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
SOLUBILITY
REDUCTION
OXIDATION
FLUORIDES
MOLTEN SALT FUELED REACTORS