Molten salt Flibe blanket

Page 1 : Molten salt Flibe blanket
Page 2 : Molten salt loop
Page 3 : Heat transfer enhancement of high Prandtl-number fluid
Page 4 : Numerical analysis for electromagnetic fluid

Page 5 : Neutron transport calculation

Page 6 : Published papers

Nuclear transmutation reaction of ⁹⁰Sr

⁹⁰Sr included in radioactive waste generated by a nuclear fission reactor is one of the long-lived radionuclides. The following reaction occurs when neutron of 14 MeV generated by a nuclear fusion reactor collides against ⁹⁰Sr.

⁹⁰Sr + n → ⁸⁹Sr + 2n

We can change the long-lived radionuclide, ⁹⁰Sr, to a short-lived radionuclide with the above reaction. In addition, we can use ⁹⁰Sr as neutron multiplier in a blanket. Therefore, we propose to mix ⁹⁰Sr to Flibe for the Advanced nuclear power and fuel cycle system.

Neutron transport calculation

We are investigating how much the above reaction occurs in Flibe blanket with neutron transport calculation. Furthermore, we are calculating TBR from the results. We will take into account those results to design of Flibe blanket.

2D analytical model for the neutron transport calculation