What Is Molten Salt Reactor

A kind of nuclear fission reactor known as a molten salt reactor, or MSR for short, is one in which the main nuclear reactor coolant and/or the fuel is a mixture of molten salt. There have only ever been two MSRs in operation, and both of them were research reactors in the United States. The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment of the 1960s aimed to prove the concept of a nuclear power plant that implements a thorium fuel cycle in a breeder reactor, whereas the Aircraft Reactor Experiment of the 1950s was primarily motivated by the compact size that the technique offers. The Aircraft Reactor Experiment was conducted in the 1950s. Increased research into Generation IV reactor designs started to reinvigorate interest in the technology, and as of September 2021, China was on the brink of beginning its TMSR-LF1 thorium MSR. This interest was sparked by the fact that numerous countries had projects using the technology.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Molten salt reactor

Chapter 2: Nuclear reactor

Chapter 3: Pebble-bed reactor

Chapter 4: Breeder reactor

Chapter 5: Fast-neutron reactor

Chapter 6: Void coefficient

Chapter 7: Passive nuclear safety

Chapter 8: Nuclear fuel

Chapter 9: Generation IV reactor

Chapter 10: High-temperature gas reactor

Chapter 11: Thorium fuel cycle

Chapter 12: Alvin M. Weinberg

Chapter 13: Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment

Chapter 14: Liquid fluoride thorium reactor

Chapter 15: FLiBe

Chapter 16: Thorium-based nuclear power

Chapter 17: Integral Molten Salt Reactor

Chapter 18: ThorCon nuclear reactor

Chapter 19: Dual fluid reactor

Chapter 20: Stable salt reactor

Chapter 21: TMSR-LF1

(II) Answering the public top questions about molten salt reactor.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of molten salt reactor in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of molten salt reactor' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of molten salt reactor.

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