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Molten salt research is focus of ANS local section presentation
The American Nuclear Society’s Chicago–Great Lakes Local Section hosted a presentation on February 27 on developments at the molten salt research reactor at Abilene Christian University’s Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing (NEXT) Lab.
A recording of the presentation is available on the ANS website.
William G. Blessing
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 8 | Number 2 | August 1960 | Pages 105-111
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25785
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
This article considers the physics calculations required to determine power, heat flux, and burnup for ceramic fuel materials as a function of variables such as fuel radius, enrichment, reactor thermal neutron flux, and irradiation time. I t is demonstrated t h a t high fuel burnups may be obtained using moderate thermal neutron flux by proper choice of variables. Heat transfer calculations utilizing the thermal resistance concept for a specific capsule design are described, together with an analysis of the design and operational uncertainties.
