Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor (FHR) for Power and Process Heat

Forsberg, Charles¹  Hu, Lin-wen¹  Peterson, Per²  Sridharan, Kumar³ 

[1] Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States);Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States);Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

关键词: TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K;    PROCESS HEAT;    FLUORIDES;    MOLTEN SALT COOLED REACTORS;    COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS;    RESEARCH PROGRAMS;    SOLID FUELS;    PROCESS HEAT REACTORS;    POWER REACTORS;    PROLIFERATION;    SAFETY;    SECURITY;    WASTES;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1183687
RP-ID  :  DOE/NEUP--11-3272
RP-ID  :  MIT-ANP-TR--157
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1183687
Others  :  Other: 11-3272
Others  :  TRN: US1500405

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In 2011 the U.S. Department of Energy through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) awarded a 3- year integrated research project (IRP) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and its partners at the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) and the University of Wisconsin at Madison (UW). The IRP included Westinghouse Electric Company and an advisory panel chaired by Regis Matzie that provided advice as the project progressed. The first sentence of the proposal stated the goals: The objective of this Integrated Research Project (IRP) is to develop a path forward to a commercially viable salt-cooled solid-fuel high-temperature reactor with superior economic, safety, waste, nonproliferation, and physical security characteristics compared to light-water reactors. This report summarizes major results of this research.