molten salt reactor

collocation in English

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molten
adjective
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/ˈməʊl.tən/us
/ˈmoʊl.tən/
Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of ...
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salt
noun[U]
uk
/sɒlt/us
/sɑːlt/
abbreviation for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: a series of discussions between the US and the USSR that took place from 1969 to 1979 and aimed to limit the number of ...
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reactor
noun[C]
uk
/riˈæk.tər/us
/riˈæk.tɚ/
a large machine in which atoms are either divided or joined in order to ...
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For instance in moltensaltreactorlow pressure liquid serves both as fuel and as coolant.
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This design is referred to as denatured moltensaltreactor.
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In a moltensaltreactor, virtually all of the fuel and fission products can be piped to a holding tank.
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Moltensaltreactordesigns carry out fluoride volatility reprocessing continuously or at frequent intervals.
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It is still considered by many to be the reference design for widespread, commercial molten salt reactors.
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Zirconium fluoride in a mixture with other fluorides is a coolant for molten salt reactors.
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Single fluid fluoride molten salt reactors feature fissile, fertile and actinide radioisotopes in molecular bonds with the fluoride coolant.
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One possible conductive coolant is the molten salt reactor's molten salt, since molten salts are electrically conductive.
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Lithium-7 finds one use as a part of the molten lithium fluoride in molten salt reactors: liquid-fluoride nuclear reactors.
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Like all molten salt reactors, its core is chemically inert and under low pressure, helping to prevent explosions and toxic releases.
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Work is being done in the use of molten uranium chloride-alkali chloride mixtures as reactor fuels in molten salt reactors.
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Like all molten salt reactors, its core is chemically inert, under low pressures to prevent explosions and toxic releases.
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Molten salt reactors, as a class, include both burners and breeders in fast or thermal spectra, using fluoride or chloride salt-based fuels and a range of fissile or fertile consumables.
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Since the beginning of the 21st century, molten salt reactors are again being explored in a few countries in some commercial companies as well as in nationally funded projects.
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