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Title The Interplay between Breeding and Thermal Feedback in a Molten Chlorine Fast Reactor
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Abstract The energy trilemma and UN SDG 7 form the key drivers for the future of all kinds of energy research. In nuclear technology, molten salt reactors are an interesting option, since they can offer a game-changing approach to deliver an attractive, highly sustainable option for a zero-carbon society by providing sufficient breeding for a self-sustained long-term operation based on spent nuclear fuel from existing reactors while being able to be controlled ideally by inherent processes. To achieve these goals, several basic challenges have already been identified and worked on; demonstration of sufficient breeding and development of a demand driven salt clean up system. This study follows up on the opportunity for reactor control based on inherent feedback mechanisms. It is demonstrated that the investigated sodium chloride-uranium chloride-based systems can feasibly deliver a thermal feedback effect, which is strong enough, to compensate for the critically change due to breeding and fission product accumulation for two different compositions. The achieved results provide a very positive outlook on the system inherent ability for reactor self-control and even for the feasibility of a load following operation based on inherent feedback effects instead of massive and costly manual/automated control system operation.
Organisation STFC , SCI-COMP , SCI-COMP-EE
Keywords nuclear reactors , reactor control , closed fuel cycle , feedback effects , nuclear energy , homogeneous reactor , sustainability , molten salt reactors , spent nuclear fuel , low carbon technologies
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Language English (EN)
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Journal Article Energies 13, no. 7 (2020): 1609. doi:10.3390/en13071609 2020