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Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) was an experimental molten-salt nuclear reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researching this technology through the 1960s; constructed by 1964, it went critical in 1965 and was operated until 1969.
The MSRE was a 7.4 MWth test reactor simulating the neutronic "kernel" of a type of inherently safer epithermal thorium breeder reactor called the liquid fluoride thorium reactor. It primarily used two fuels: first uranium-235 and later uranium-233. The latter 233UF4 was the result of breeding from thorium in other reactors. Since this was an engineering test, the large, expensive breeding blanket of thorium salt was omitted in favor of neutron measurements.
In the MSRE, the heat from the reactor core was shed via a cooling system using air blown over radiators. It is thought similar reactors could power high-efficiency heat engines such as closed-cycle gas turbines.
The MSRE's piping, core vat and structural components were made from Hastelloy-N and its moderator was a pyrolytic graphite core. The fuel for the MSRE was LiF-BeF2-ZrF4-UF4 (65-29-5-1), the graphite core moderated it, and its secondary coolant was FLiBe (2LiF-BeF2), it operated as hot as 650 °C and operated for the equivalent of about 1.5 years of full power operation.
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Molten salt reactor
A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a class of generation IV nuclear fission reactor in which the primary nuclear reactor coolant, or even the fuel itself, is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water-cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic efficiency, while staying at low vapor pressure.
The nuclear fuel may be solid or dissolved in the coolant itself. In many designs the nuclear fuel is dissolved in the molten fluoride salt coolant as uranium tetrafluoride (UF4). The fluid becomes critical in a graphite core which serves as the moderator. Solid fuel designs rely on ceramic fuel dispersed in a graphite matrix, with the molten salt providing low pressure, high temperature cooling. The salts are much more efficient than compressed helium at removing heat from the core, reducing the need for pumping and piping and reducing the size of the core.
Although the concept is not new (it has been around since the 1950s) there has been a renewed interest in the technology along with other Generation IV reactor technologies. The early Aircraft Reactor Experiment (1954) was primarily motivated by the small size that the design could provide, while the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (1965–1969) was a prototype for a thorium fuel cycle breeder reactor nuclear power plant. One of the Generation IV reactor designs is a molten-salt-cooled, molten-salt-fuelled reactor; the initial reference design is 1000 MWe.
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Molten Salt Reactor Fundamentals
National and international efforts to develop new sources of carbon-free energy are exploring a nuclear power concept first introduced in the 1950s and 1960s: the Molten Salt Reactor. This design is vastly different from our current light water nuclear power plant and is inspiring a fresh look at the technology. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on many solutions necessary for the design, construction, and operation of a full-scale molten salt reactor. We have expertise in radiochemistry and real-time online monitoring, as well as materials design and performance testing.
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The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atomic Energy Commission to inform the public regarding the history, technology, and milestones of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment was designed to assess the viability of liquid fuel reactor technologies for use in commercial power generation. It operated from January 1965 through December 1969, logging more than 13,000 hours at full power during its four-year run. The MSRE was designated a nuclear historic landmark in 1994. Thanks to Y-12 for the collection, preservation and digitization of this and other historic films.
published: 14 Oct 2016 -
How Molten Salt Reactors Could Revive Nuclear Power
The first 500 people to use this link and code ARVIN30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/3S3KnYB TALK TO ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/arvinash REFERENCES How Thorium nuclear works: https://youtu.be/T_jcbhE0u-8 Copenhagen atomics: https://www.youtube.com/@CopenhagenAtomics World energy stats: https://tinyurl.com/y5zvomd9 Safety challenges of molten salt: https://tinyurl.com/yqsj5avq CHAPTERS 0:00 World energy challenge 2:14 Soylent 3:31 How power plants work 6:43 How Conventional nuclear reactors work 10:23 How Molten Salt nuclear reactors work 15:06 Why are molten salt reactors not commercial 18:11 Bottom line and my opiniion SUMMARY There is a technology which could eliminate concerns about nuclear waste and disasters obsolete and allo...
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Molten Salt Reactor technology
A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If entrepreneurs can revive the technology, it could safely and cleanly power billions of people for millions of years using a common element: thorium. Read more: http://www.techinsider.io/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twitter.com/businessinsider INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/businessinsider/ TUMBLR: http://businessinsider.tumblr.com/
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The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)
Google Tech Talk December 16, 2011 Presented by Kirk Sorensen
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Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors
⚡ Welcome back to our channel! Join us as our Co-founder and Chairman of the Board takes the main stage at the Energy Tech Summit in Poland to deliver his latest keynote speech. ⚡ During his presentation, Thomas dives into our company's groundbreaking vision for how our innovative nuclear technology will provide an abundance of low-cost, green energy. He highlights how mass manufacturing of our innovative thorium molten salt reactors will disrupt the energy sector making energy production more cost-effective than ever before. Want to help? Consider sharing our videos, subscribe to our channel and turn on the notification bell to stay updated on the latest developments on the Copenhagen Atomics waste burner. It helps us grow our business and technology if the channel keeps growing. Corr...
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TOUR of Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) Site at ACU's NEXT Lab - Rusty Towell @ TEAC12
Molten-Salt Research Reactor site tightens security in preparation for NRC licensing approval of their advanced nuclear reactor design. Rusty Towell allowed my camera into the reactor bay before the tour... everyone was allowed to visit, but cameras will now be much harder to get inside the reactor bay. Soon the site will be locked-down... yet it is an incredibly transparent layout, with visitors able to look in on the bay and (through a door window) the control room. My questions for Rusty very non-technical. Abilene Christian University has quite the project on its hands, and I was wondering how a university hosts an Advanced Reactor... of all things. This video is a companion piece to Rusty Towell (NEXT Lab) and Douglass Robison (Natura Resources) presentation at TEAC12: https://yout...
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Physicist dismisses molten salt nuclear reactors as a "waste of time"
Markham interviews Prof. MV Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, about his op-ed in The Conversation, "Nuclear power: Why molten salt reactors are problematic and Canada investing in them is a waste." Link: https://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-why-molten-salt-reactors-are-problematic-and-canada-investing-in-them-is-a-waste-167019
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Webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMR's) featuring IAEA , TAR , ERU & RNEA.
🌐 Join us for an online meeting on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 🌱, where experts from the Egyptian Russian University in Cairo (ERU) , the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 🌍, Rosatom Technical Academy (TAR) and the Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors (RNEA) 🇷🇺 converge to discuss the future of sustainable energy solutions. This is your chance to delve into the latest advancements in nuclear technology, understand the potential of SMRs, and participate in shaping the global energy landscape. Be part of the discussion shaping tomorrow's energy solutions! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro from Head of Nuclear Education at Rosatom Technical Academy 03:00 - presentation by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel from the Egyptian Russian University 05:03 - Education system of NPSE program 0...
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Can thorium nuclear energy make a comeback?
Nuclear energy gets a pretty bad rap – for good reasons. But thorium, a weakly radioactive element, is hailed to fix all its problems: no meltdowns, less waste, no bombs. We developed a molten-salt reactor to unlock its potential decades ago – but then turned our backs on it. Was that a huge mistake? Credits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us o...
published: 31 Mar 2023
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Molten Salt Reactor Fundamentals
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National and international efforts to develop new sources of carbon-free energy are exploring a nuclear power concept first introduced in the 1950s and 1960s: t...
National and international efforts to develop new sources of carbon-free energy are exploring a nuclear power concept first introduced in the 1950s and 1960s: the Molten Salt Reactor. This design is vastly different from our current light water nuclear power plant and is inspiring a fresh look at the technology.
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on many solutions necessary for the design, construction, and operation of a full-scale molten salt reactor. We have expertise in radiochemistry and real-time online monitoring, as well as materials design and performance testing.
https://wn.com/Molten_Salt_Reactor_Fundamentals
National and international efforts to develop new sources of carbon-free energy are exploring a nuclear power concept first introduced in the 1950s and 1960s: the Molten Salt Reactor. This design is vastly different from our current light water nuclear power plant and is inspiring a fresh look at the technology.
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on many solutions necessary for the design, construction, and operation of a full-scale molten salt reactor. We have expertise in radiochemistry and real-time online monitoring, as well as materials design and performance testing.
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The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
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This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atomic Energy Commission to inform the public regarding the history, techn...
This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atomic Energy Commission to inform the public regarding the history, technology, and milestones of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment was designed to assess the viability of liquid fuel reactor technologies for use in commercial power generation. It operated from January 1965 through December 1969, logging more than 13,000 hours at full power during its four-year run. The MSRE was designated a nuclear historic landmark in 1994.
Thanks to Y-12 for the collection, preservation and digitization of this and other historic films.
https://wn.com/The_Molten_Salt_Reactor_Experiment
This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atomic Energy Commission to inform the public regarding the history, technology, and milestones of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment was designed to assess the viability of liquid fuel reactor technologies for use in commercial power generation. It operated from January 1965 through December 1969, logging more than 13,000 hours at full power during its four-year run. The MSRE was designated a nuclear historic landmark in 1994.
Thanks to Y-12 for the collection, preservation and digitization of this and other historic films.
- published: 14 Oct 2016
- views: 1022965
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How Molten Salt Reactors Could Revive Nuclear Power
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- Duration: 19:21
- Uploaded Date: 28 Jan 2024
- views: 198974
The first 500 people to use this link and code ARVIN30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/3S3KnYB
TALK TO ME ON PATREON:
ht...
The first 500 people to use this link and code ARVIN30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/3S3KnYB
TALK TO ME ON PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/arvinash
REFERENCES
How Thorium nuclear works: https://youtu.be/T_jcbhE0u-8
Copenhagen atomics: https://www.youtube.com/@CopenhagenAtomics
World energy stats: https://tinyurl.com/y5zvomd9
Safety challenges of molten salt: https://tinyurl.com/yqsj5avq
CHAPTERS
0:00 World energy challenge
2:14 Soylent
3:31 How power plants work
6:43 How Conventional nuclear reactors work
10:23 How Molten Salt nuclear reactors work
15:06 Why are molten salt reactors not commercial
18:11 Bottom line and my opiniion
SUMMARY
There is a technology which could eliminate concerns about nuclear waste and disasters obsolete and allow us to have nearly unlimited energy, molten salt nuclear power technology. How does it work? What makes it safe? And how is it different from conventional nuclear power plants?
Any powerplant uses some fuel to heat some liquid. This liquid can be water, but it doesn’t have to be. This hot liquid can be used in industrial processes, or we can convert it to steam to drive a turbine to create electricity.Then it's icooled down again to be reused, to continue the cycle.
In a nuclear power plant. the source of energy is from the nuclear process of fission. Fission, very simply put, is when in the core of the reactor, we are split a heavy elements like uranium into smaller elements, like Krypton and Barium. The energy comes from the mass difference between the starting and ending products.
There have been drawbacks to nuclear power: 1) very expensive to build, 2) produces highly radioactive by-products which require storage for long periods of time, 3) an accident can cause an environmental disaster. A molten salt and Thorium reactor can eliminate many of these problems.
In the core of a traditional reactor, the fuel used today is uranium 238 with a tiny amount, uranium 235. But the fuel also has a lot of U238 which transmutes into highly radioactive isotopes, like Plutonium 239. This is the core of the nuclear waste problem.
There are two main differences with a molten salt reactor. Instead of solid fuels, the fuel is dissolved in molten salt which is in liquid form. The second difference is that instead of water as the coolant, they use a second molten salt as the coolant. These have several advantages, and some disadvantages.
The fissile material such as uranium is now part of the salt, which is in liquid form. This can allow it to move and circulate. This is very different from traditional designs where the uranium just sits in the core, and can’t go anywhere.
A circulating molten fuel is better, first, because it’s molten, it operates at much higher temperatures and can carry a lot more heat . And because it doesn’t operate under pressure, there is no chance of pressure vessel failure, so it can’t blow. Furthermore, because the fuel salt is being pumped into the reactor to keep it circulating, if anything goes wrong, for example if the pump stops working, the fuel will simply drain out via gravity into the bottom holding tank.
Molten salt also has a chemical property that when becomes too hot, it naturally expands. This reduces the nuclear chain reactions because the distance between the fissile atoms increases, so the chain reaction slows down all by itself. This is like a built-in thermodynamic safety valve. So in case of trouble, the salt can be just allowed to overheat, and the chain reaction will be reduced by itself. This makes a meltdown virtually obsolete.
Since the fuel is circulating, the reactor does not have to be shut down to be refueled. It can be refueled on the go. Finally, because the core by virtue of using molten salt is very hot, 600+ degrees Celsius, it has much better thermal efficiency. You can thus make more heat with a smaller core. So the reactor is unpressurized and has a smaller footprint, so it costs less to build for a given energy output. The reactor design by Copenhagen Atomics are so efficient and small that the whole thing can fit in a 40-foot container, and be produced on an assembly line, drastically reducing manufacturing cost.
#nuclearpower
#moltensaltreactors
So if molten salt reactors are so great, why are they not everywhere? They are highly corrosive and have not been commercially proven. Copenhagen Atomics has solved the problem by keeping removing the moisture and air from the salt, so that it doesn’t corrode.
https://wn.com/How_Molten_Salt_Reactors_Could_Revive_Nuclear_Power
The first 500 people to use this link and code ARVIN30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/3S3KnYB
TALK TO ME ON PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/arvinash
REFERENCES
How Thorium nuclear works: https://youtu.be/T_jcbhE0u-8
Copenhagen atomics: https://www.youtube.com/@CopenhagenAtomics
World energy stats: https://tinyurl.com/y5zvomd9
Safety challenges of molten salt: https://tinyurl.com/yqsj5avq
CHAPTERS
0:00 World energy challenge
2:14 Soylent
3:31 How power plants work
6:43 How Conventional nuclear reactors work
10:23 How Molten Salt nuclear reactors work
15:06 Why are molten salt reactors not commercial
18:11 Bottom line and my opiniion
SUMMARY
There is a technology which could eliminate concerns about nuclear waste and disasters obsolete and allow us to have nearly unlimited energy, molten salt nuclear power technology. How does it work? What makes it safe? And how is it different from conventional nuclear power plants?
Any powerplant uses some fuel to heat some liquid. This liquid can be water, but it doesn’t have to be. This hot liquid can be used in industrial processes, or we can convert it to steam to drive a turbine to create electricity.Then it's icooled down again to be reused, to continue the cycle.
In a nuclear power plant. the source of energy is from the nuclear process of fission. Fission, very simply put, is when in the core of the reactor, we are split a heavy elements like uranium into smaller elements, like Krypton and Barium. The energy comes from the mass difference between the starting and ending products.
There have been drawbacks to nuclear power: 1) very expensive to build, 2) produces highly radioactive by-products which require storage for long periods of time, 3) an accident can cause an environmental disaster. A molten salt and Thorium reactor can eliminate many of these problems.
In the core of a traditional reactor, the fuel used today is uranium 238 with a tiny amount, uranium 235. But the fuel also has a lot of U238 which transmutes into highly radioactive isotopes, like Plutonium 239. This is the core of the nuclear waste problem.
There are two main differences with a molten salt reactor. Instead of solid fuels, the fuel is dissolved in molten salt which is in liquid form. The second difference is that instead of water as the coolant, they use a second molten salt as the coolant. These have several advantages, and some disadvantages.
The fissile material such as uranium is now part of the salt, which is in liquid form. This can allow it to move and circulate. This is very different from traditional designs where the uranium just sits in the core, and can’t go anywhere.
A circulating molten fuel is better, first, because it’s molten, it operates at much higher temperatures and can carry a lot more heat . And because it doesn’t operate under pressure, there is no chance of pressure vessel failure, so it can’t blow. Furthermore, because the fuel salt is being pumped into the reactor to keep it circulating, if anything goes wrong, for example if the pump stops working, the fuel will simply drain out via gravity into the bottom holding tank.
Molten salt also has a chemical property that when becomes too hot, it naturally expands. This reduces the nuclear chain reactions because the distance between the fissile atoms increases, so the chain reaction slows down all by itself. This is like a built-in thermodynamic safety valve. So in case of trouble, the salt can be just allowed to overheat, and the chain reaction will be reduced by itself. This makes a meltdown virtually obsolete.
Since the fuel is circulating, the reactor does not have to be shut down to be refueled. It can be refueled on the go. Finally, because the core by virtue of using molten salt is very hot, 600+ degrees Celsius, it has much better thermal efficiency. You can thus make more heat with a smaller core. So the reactor is unpressurized and has a smaller footprint, so it costs less to build for a given energy output. The reactor design by Copenhagen Atomics are so efficient and small that the whole thing can fit in a 40-foot container, and be produced on an assembly line, drastically reducing manufacturing cost.
#nuclearpower
#moltensaltreactors
So if molten salt reactors are so great, why are they not everywhere? They are highly corrosive and have not been commercially proven. Copenhagen Atomics has solved the problem by keeping removing the moisture and air from the salt, so that it doesn’t corrode.
- published: 28 Jan 2024
- views: 198974
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Molten Salt Reactor technology
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A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for...
A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If entrepreneurs can revive the technology, it could safely and cleanly power billions of people for millions of years using a common element: thorium.
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A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If entrepreneurs can revive the technology, it could safely and cleanly power billions of people for millions of years using a common element: thorium.
Read more: http://www.techinsider.io/
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- published: 18 Dec 2016
- views: 22715
36:02
The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)
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- Duration: 36:02
- Uploaded Date: 22 Dec 2011
- views: 642824
Google Tech Talk
December 16, 2011
Presented by Kirk Sorensen
Google Tech Talk
December 16, 2011
Presented by Kirk Sorensen
https://wn.com/The_Thorium_Molten_Salt_Reactor_Why_Didn't_This_Happen_(And_Why_Is_Now_The_Right_Time_)
Google Tech Talk
December 16, 2011
Presented by Kirk Sorensen
- published: 22 Dec 2011
- views: 642824
13:56
Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors
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- Duration: 13:56
- Uploaded Date: 11 Jun 2023
- views: 507906
⚡ Welcome back to our channel! Join us as our Co-founder and Chairman of the Board takes the main stage at the Energy Tech Summit in Poland to deliver his lates...
⚡ Welcome back to our channel! Join us as our Co-founder and Chairman of the Board takes the main stage at the Energy Tech Summit in Poland to deliver his latest keynote speech. ⚡
During his presentation, Thomas dives into our company's groundbreaking vision for how our innovative nuclear technology will provide an abundance of low-cost, green energy. He highlights how mass manufacturing of our innovative thorium molten salt reactors will disrupt the energy sector making energy production more cost-effective than ever before.
Want to help? Consider sharing our videos, subscribe to our channel and turn on the notification bell to stay updated on the latest developments on the Copenhagen Atomics waste burner. It helps us grow our business and technology if the channel keeps growing.
Correction: In the video, the reactors are described to have a lifespan of 50 years. However, it is the nuclear plant that will operate for 50 years, whereas the individual reactors within the plant will run for a period of 5 years. After this period, the reactors will undergo decommissioning, recycling, and be replaced with new reactor units.
🌍 Learn more about our company: https://www.copenhagenatomics.com
📣 Follow us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-atomics
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - A new category of commercial nuclear energy
02:29 - The energy source of the future
03:19 - The goal
03:51 - Visualisation of a 1GW power plant
05:27 - Energy input vs. output
06:37 - Thorium vs. Uranium
09:06 - What are the safest energy sources?
10:52 - Recycling
12:35 - When is it ready?
#nuclear #NuclearWaste #RenewableEnergy #Innovation #thorium #keynotespeaker #EnergyTechSummit #GreenEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy
https://wn.com/Energy_Future_Unveiled_Thorium_Molten_Salt_Reactors
⚡ Welcome back to our channel! Join us as our Co-founder and Chairman of the Board takes the main stage at the Energy Tech Summit in Poland to deliver his latest keynote speech. ⚡
During his presentation, Thomas dives into our company's groundbreaking vision for how our innovative nuclear technology will provide an abundance of low-cost, green energy. He highlights how mass manufacturing of our innovative thorium molten salt reactors will disrupt the energy sector making energy production more cost-effective than ever before.
Want to help? Consider sharing our videos, subscribe to our channel and turn on the notification bell to stay updated on the latest developments on the Copenhagen Atomics waste burner. It helps us grow our business and technology if the channel keeps growing.
Correction: In the video, the reactors are described to have a lifespan of 50 years. However, it is the nuclear plant that will operate for 50 years, whereas the individual reactors within the plant will run for a period of 5 years. After this period, the reactors will undergo decommissioning, recycling, and be replaced with new reactor units.
🌍 Learn more about our company: https://www.copenhagenatomics.com
📣 Follow us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-atomics
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - A new category of commercial nuclear energy
02:29 - The energy source of the future
03:19 - The goal
03:51 - Visualisation of a 1GW power plant
05:27 - Energy input vs. output
06:37 - Thorium vs. Uranium
09:06 - What are the safest energy sources?
10:52 - Recycling
12:35 - When is it ready?
#nuclear #NuclearWaste #RenewableEnergy #Innovation #thorium #keynotespeaker #EnergyTechSummit #GreenEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy
- published: 11 Jun 2023
- views: 507906
43:26
TOUR of Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) Site at ACU's NEXT Lab - Rusty Towell @ TEAC12
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- Duration: 43:26
- Uploaded Date: 22 Jun 2024
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Molten-Salt Research Reactor site tightens security in preparation for NRC licensing approval of their advanced nuclear reactor design. Rusty Towell allowed my ...
Molten-Salt Research Reactor site tightens security in preparation for NRC licensing approval of their advanced nuclear reactor design. Rusty Towell allowed my camera into the reactor bay before the tour... everyone was allowed to visit, but cameras will now be much harder to get inside the reactor bay.
Soon the site will be locked-down... yet it is an incredibly transparent layout, with visitors able to look in on the bay and (through a door window) the control room.
My questions for Rusty very non-technical. Abilene Christian University has quite the project on its hands, and I was wondering how a university hosts an Advanced Reactor... of all things.
This video is a companion piece to Rusty Towell (NEXT Lab) and Douglass Robison (Natura Resources) presentation at TEAC12: https://youtu.be/z-k55FMaCDc ...in that presentation more technical questions are asked and answered.
At this point, I'm more interested in how public and accessible a nuclear reactor can be, as opposed to power ratings and operating temperature. I'm trying to fathom what it means to use this NRC licensing path... it feels like ACU has "hacked" NRC regulations? Is this a regulatory exploit?
Very exciting. A fantastic opportunity to have Rusty show me around, and take questions on such a busy day. This tour is much appreciated.
https://acu.edu/research/next-lab/
ACU NEXT Lab's tour was for Thorium Energy Alliance members. We toured as part of TEAC12, Thorium Energy Alliance Conference #12.
https://thoriumenergyalliance.com/
https://wn.com/Tour_Of_Molten_Salt_Research_Reactor_(Msrr)_Site_At_Acu's_Next_Lab_Rusty_Towell_Teac12
Molten-Salt Research Reactor site tightens security in preparation for NRC licensing approval of their advanced nuclear reactor design. Rusty Towell allowed my camera into the reactor bay before the tour... everyone was allowed to visit, but cameras will now be much harder to get inside the reactor bay.
Soon the site will be locked-down... yet it is an incredibly transparent layout, with visitors able to look in on the bay and (through a door window) the control room.
My questions for Rusty very non-technical. Abilene Christian University has quite the project on its hands, and I was wondering how a university hosts an Advanced Reactor... of all things.
This video is a companion piece to Rusty Towell (NEXT Lab) and Douglass Robison (Natura Resources) presentation at TEAC12: https://youtu.be/z-k55FMaCDc ...in that presentation more technical questions are asked and answered.
At this point, I'm more interested in how public and accessible a nuclear reactor can be, as opposed to power ratings and operating temperature. I'm trying to fathom what it means to use this NRC licensing path... it feels like ACU has "hacked" NRC regulations? Is this a regulatory exploit?
Very exciting. A fantastic opportunity to have Rusty show me around, and take questions on such a busy day. This tour is much appreciated.
https://acu.edu/research/next-lab/
ACU NEXT Lab's tour was for Thorium Energy Alliance members. We toured as part of TEAC12, Thorium Energy Alliance Conference #12.
https://thoriumenergyalliance.com/
- published: 22 Jun 2024
- views: 11271
10:57
Physicist dismisses molten salt nuclear reactors as a "waste of time"
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- Duration: 10:57
- Uploaded Date: 11 Oct 2021
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Markham interviews Prof. MV Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbi...
Markham interviews Prof. MV Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, about his op-ed in The Conversation, "Nuclear power: Why molten salt reactors are problematic and Canada investing in them is a waste."
Link: https://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-why-molten-salt-reactors-are-problematic-and-canada-investing-in-them-is-a-waste-167019
https://wn.com/Physicist_Dismisses_Molten_Salt_Nuclear_Reactors_As_A_Waste_Of_Time
Markham interviews Prof. MV Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, about his op-ed in The Conversation, "Nuclear power: Why molten salt reactors are problematic and Canada investing in them is a waste."
Link: https://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-why-molten-salt-reactors-are-problematic-and-canada-investing-in-them-is-a-waste-167019
- published: 11 Oct 2021
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Webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMR's) featuring IAEA , TAR , ERU & RNEA.
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🌐 Join us for an online meeting on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 🌱, where experts from the Egyptian Russian University in Cairo (ERU) , the International Atomic...
🌐 Join us for an online meeting on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 🌱, where experts from the Egyptian Russian University in Cairo (ERU) , the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 🌍, Rosatom Technical Academy (TAR) and the Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors (RNEA) 🇷🇺 converge to discuss the future of sustainable energy solutions.
This is your chance to delve into the latest advancements in nuclear technology, understand the potential of SMRs, and participate in shaping the global energy landscape. Be part of the discussion shaping tomorrow's energy solutions!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro from Head of Nuclear Education at Rosatom Technical Academy
03:00 - presentation by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel from the Egyptian Russian University
05:03 - Education system of NPSE program
06:06 - Cooperation between ERU with Tomsk University and Rosatom
08:16 - Presentation on IAEA SMR Platform by Vladimir Artisuik from the IAEA
10:27 - Outline of presentation
10:43 - Nuclear in Climate context
13:21 - Key attributes and Roadmap of SMRs
14:24 - Nuclear in context of newcomer countries
14:50 - Dynamics in SMR designs
17:03 - Categorization of SMR technology
19:19 - SMR for non - electric applications
20:09 - Fuels in advanced SMRs
24:05 - SMR platform
26:10 - Summary of presentation
27:01 - Q&A session
51:00 - Presentation on SMR personnel training by Anton Diachenko from the Rosatom Technical Academy
52:30 - About Rosatom Technical Academy
54:26 - Areas of Academy Activities
58:19 - Nuclear education Transfer
59:00 - Services for NPP personnel training
01:01:38 - Training of personnel of foreign NPPs
01:04:59 - Completed projects and projects in progress for SMR personnel training
01:06:53 - Design and performance analysis of the molten salt fast reactor (IV gen) by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel
01:09:56 - Reactor description
01:14:10 - Challenges of Molten salt fast reactor
01:16:09 - New design
01:28:11 - Small modular reactors by Khaled Ramadan from Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors
01:30:34 - Advantages of SMRs to traditional NPP
01:32:25 - Features of SMRs
01:33:31 - Applications of SMRs
01:35:30 - Development of SMRs
01:37:53 - Q&A session
#SMRs #CleanEnergy #NuclearTechnology #IAEA #Sustainability #GlobalCollaboration #FutureEnergy #InternationalPartnership
https://wn.com/Webinar_On_Small_Modular_Reactors_(Smr's)_Featuring_Iaea_,_Tar_,_Eru_Rnea.
🌐 Join us for an online meeting on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 🌱, where experts from the Egyptian Russian University in Cairo (ERU) , the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 🌍, Rosatom Technical Academy (TAR) and the Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors (RNEA) 🇷🇺 converge to discuss the future of sustainable energy solutions.
This is your chance to delve into the latest advancements in nuclear technology, understand the potential of SMRs, and participate in shaping the global energy landscape. Be part of the discussion shaping tomorrow's energy solutions!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro from Head of Nuclear Education at Rosatom Technical Academy
03:00 - presentation by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel from the Egyptian Russian University
05:03 - Education system of NPSE program
06:06 - Cooperation between ERU with Tomsk University and Rosatom
08:16 - Presentation on IAEA SMR Platform by Vladimir Artisuik from the IAEA
10:27 - Outline of presentation
10:43 - Nuclear in Climate context
13:21 - Key attributes and Roadmap of SMRs
14:24 - Nuclear in context of newcomer countries
14:50 - Dynamics in SMR designs
17:03 - Categorization of SMR technology
19:19 - SMR for non - electric applications
20:09 - Fuels in advanced SMRs
24:05 - SMR platform
26:10 - Summary of presentation
27:01 - Q&A session
51:00 - Presentation on SMR personnel training by Anton Diachenko from the Rosatom Technical Academy
52:30 - About Rosatom Technical Academy
54:26 - Areas of Academy Activities
58:19 - Nuclear education Transfer
59:00 - Services for NPP personnel training
01:01:38 - Training of personnel of foreign NPPs
01:04:59 - Completed projects and projects in progress for SMR personnel training
01:06:53 - Design and performance analysis of the molten salt fast reactor (IV gen) by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel
01:09:56 - Reactor description
01:14:10 - Challenges of Molten salt fast reactor
01:16:09 - New design
01:28:11 - Small modular reactors by Khaled Ramadan from Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors
01:30:34 - Advantages of SMRs to traditional NPP
01:32:25 - Features of SMRs
01:33:31 - Applications of SMRs
01:35:30 - Development of SMRs
01:37:53 - Q&A session
#SMRs #CleanEnergy #NuclearTechnology #IAEA #Sustainability #GlobalCollaboration #FutureEnergy #InternationalPartnership
- published: 21 Jun 2024
- views: 72
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Can thorium nuclear energy make a comeback?
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Nuclear energy gets a pretty bad rap – for good reasons. But thorium, a weakly radioactive element, is hailed to fix all its problems: no meltdowns, less waste,...
Nuclear energy gets a pretty bad rap – for good reasons. But thorium, a weakly radioactive element, is hailed to fix all its problems: no meltdowns, less waste, no bombs. We developed a molten-salt reactor to unlock its potential decades ago – but then turned our backs on it. Was that a huge mistake?
Credits:
Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
#PlanetA #Thorium #Nuclear
Read More:
Atomic Energy Commission report on molten-salt reactors (1972):
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4372873
Oak Ridge report on Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (1969):
http://www.thmfgrcs.com/NAT_MSREexperience.pdf
Problems with molten-salt reactors:
https://thebulletin.org/2022/06/molten-salt-reactors-were-trouble-in-the-1960s-and-they-remain-trouble-today/
World Nuclear Association's fact-sheet on thorium:
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx
3D reactor animation in thumbnail courtesy of Flibe Energy.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
03:40 Power couple
05:26 What went wrong?
07:41 Today's vision
08:32 The road ahead
https://wn.com/Can_Thorium_Nuclear_Energy_Make_A_Comeback
Nuclear energy gets a pretty bad rap – for good reasons. But thorium, a weakly radioactive element, is hailed to fix all its problems: no meltdowns, less waste, no bombs. We developed a molten-salt reactor to unlock its potential decades ago – but then turned our backs on it. Was that a huge mistake?
Credits:
Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
#PlanetA #Thorium #Nuclear
Read More:
Atomic Energy Commission report on molten-salt reactors (1972):
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4372873
Oak Ridge report on Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (1969):
http://www.thmfgrcs.com/NAT_MSREexperience.pdf
Problems with molten-salt reactors:
https://thebulletin.org/2022/06/molten-salt-reactors-were-trouble-in-the-1960s-and-they-remain-trouble-today/
World Nuclear Association's fact-sheet on thorium:
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx
3D reactor animation in thumbnail courtesy of Flibe Energy.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
03:40 Power couple
05:26 What went wrong?
07:41 Today's vision
08:32 The road ahead
- published: 31 Mar 2023
- views: 378686
5:15
Molten Salt Reactor Fundamentals
National and international efforts to develop new sources of carbon-free energy are explor...
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Molten Salt Reactor Fundamentals
Molten Salt Reactor Fundamentals
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National and international efforts to develop new sources of carbon-free energy are exploring a nuclear power concept first introduced in the 1950s and 1960s: the Molten Salt Reactor. This design is vastly different from our current light water nuclear power plant and is inspiring a fresh look at the technology.
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on many solutions necessary for the design, construction, and operation of a full-scale molten salt reactor. We have expertise in radiochemistry and real-time online monitoring, as well as materials design and performance testing.
20:32
The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atom...
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The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
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This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atomic Energy Commission to inform the public regarding the history, technology, and milestones of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment was designed to assess the viability of liquid fuel reactor technologies for use in commercial power generation. It operated from January 1965 through December 1969, logging more than 13,000 hours at full power during its four-year run. The MSRE was designated a nuclear historic landmark in 1994.
Thanks to Y-12 for the collection, preservation and digitization of this and other historic films.
19:21
How Molten Salt Reactors Could Revive Nuclear Power
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How Molten Salt Reactors Could Revive Nuclear Power
How Molten Salt Reactors Could Revive Nuclear Power
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REFERENCES
How Thorium nuclear works: https://youtu.be/T_jcbhE0u-8
Copenhagen atomics: https://www.youtube.com/@CopenhagenAtomics
World energy stats: https://tinyurl.com/y5zvomd9
Safety challenges of molten salt: https://tinyurl.com/yqsj5avq
CHAPTERS
0:00 World energy challenge
2:14 Soylent
3:31 How power plants work
6:43 How Conventional nuclear reactors work
10:23 How Molten Salt nuclear reactors work
15:06 Why are molten salt reactors not commercial
18:11 Bottom line and my opiniion
SUMMARY
There is a technology which could eliminate concerns about nuclear waste and disasters obsolete and allow us to have nearly unlimited energy, molten salt nuclear power technology. How does it work? What makes it safe? And how is it different from conventional nuclear power plants?
Any powerplant uses some fuel to heat some liquid. This liquid can be water, but it doesn’t have to be. This hot liquid can be used in industrial processes, or we can convert it to steam to drive a turbine to create electricity.Then it's icooled down again to be reused, to continue the cycle.
In a nuclear power plant. the source of energy is from the nuclear process of fission. Fission, very simply put, is when in the core of the reactor, we are split a heavy elements like uranium into smaller elements, like Krypton and Barium. The energy comes from the mass difference between the starting and ending products.
There have been drawbacks to nuclear power: 1) very expensive to build, 2) produces highly radioactive by-products which require storage for long periods of time, 3) an accident can cause an environmental disaster. A molten salt and Thorium reactor can eliminate many of these problems.
In the core of a traditional reactor, the fuel used today is uranium 238 with a tiny amount, uranium 235. But the fuel also has a lot of U238 which transmutes into highly radioactive isotopes, like Plutonium 239. This is the core of the nuclear waste problem.
There are two main differences with a molten salt reactor. Instead of solid fuels, the fuel is dissolved in molten salt which is in liquid form. The second difference is that instead of water as the coolant, they use a second molten salt as the coolant. These have several advantages, and some disadvantages.
The fissile material such as uranium is now part of the salt, which is in liquid form. This can allow it to move and circulate. This is very different from traditional designs where the uranium just sits in the core, and can’t go anywhere.
A circulating molten fuel is better, first, because it’s molten, it operates at much higher temperatures and can carry a lot more heat . And because it doesn’t operate under pressure, there is no chance of pressure vessel failure, so it can’t blow. Furthermore, because the fuel salt is being pumped into the reactor to keep it circulating, if anything goes wrong, for example if the pump stops working, the fuel will simply drain out via gravity into the bottom holding tank.
Molten salt also has a chemical property that when becomes too hot, it naturally expands. This reduces the nuclear chain reactions because the distance between the fissile atoms increases, so the chain reaction slows down all by itself. This is like a built-in thermodynamic safety valve. So in case of trouble, the salt can be just allowed to overheat, and the chain reaction will be reduced by itself. This makes a meltdown virtually obsolete.
Since the fuel is circulating, the reactor does not have to be shut down to be refueled. It can be refueled on the go. Finally, because the core by virtue of using molten salt is very hot, 600+ degrees Celsius, it has much better thermal efficiency. You can thus make more heat with a smaller core. So the reactor is unpressurized and has a smaller footprint, so it costs less to build for a given energy output. The reactor design by Copenhagen Atomics are so efficient and small that the whole thing can fit in a 40-foot container, and be produced on an assembly line, drastically reducing manufacturing cost.
#nuclearpower
#moltensaltreactors
So if molten salt reactors are so great, why are they not everywhere? They are highly corrosive and have not been commercially proven. Copenhagen Atomics has solved the problem by keeping removing the moisture and air from the salt, so that it doesn’t corrode.
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Molten Salt Reactor technology
A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge Nationa...
published: 18 Dec 2016
Molten Salt Reactor technology
Molten Salt Reactor technology
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A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If entrepreneurs can revive the technology, it could safely and cleanly power billions of people for millions of years using a common element: thorium.
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36:02
The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)
Google Tech Talk
December 16, 2011
Presented by Kirk Sorensen
published: 22 Dec 2011
The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)
The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)
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Google Tech Talk
December 16, 2011
Presented by Kirk Sorensen
13:56
Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors
⚡ Welcome back to our channel! Join us as our Co-founder and Chairman of the Board takes t...
published: 11 Jun 2023
Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors
Energy Future Unveiled! THORIUM Molten Salt Reactors
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⚡ Welcome back to our channel! Join us as our Co-founder and Chairman of the Board takes the main stage at the Energy Tech Summit in Poland to deliver his latest keynote speech. ⚡
During his presentation, Thomas dives into our company's groundbreaking vision for how our innovative nuclear technology will provide an abundance of low-cost, green energy. He highlights how mass manufacturing of our innovative thorium molten salt reactors will disrupt the energy sector making energy production more cost-effective than ever before.
Want to help? Consider sharing our videos, subscribe to our channel and turn on the notification bell to stay updated on the latest developments on the Copenhagen Atomics waste burner. It helps us grow our business and technology if the channel keeps growing.
Correction: In the video, the reactors are described to have a lifespan of 50 years. However, it is the nuclear plant that will operate for 50 years, whereas the individual reactors within the plant will run for a period of 5 years. After this period, the reactors will undergo decommissioning, recycling, and be replaced with new reactor units.
🌍 Learn more about our company: https://www.copenhagenatomics.com
📣 Follow us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-atomics
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - A new category of commercial nuclear energy
02:29 - The energy source of the future
03:19 - The goal
03:51 - Visualisation of a 1GW power plant
05:27 - Energy input vs. output
06:37 - Thorium vs. Uranium
09:06 - What are the safest energy sources?
10:52 - Recycling
12:35 - When is it ready?
#nuclear #NuclearWaste #RenewableEnergy #Innovation #thorium #keynotespeaker #EnergyTechSummit #GreenEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy
43:26
TOUR of Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) Site at ACU's NEXT Lab - Rusty Towell @ TEAC12
Molten-Salt Research Reactor site tightens security in preparation for NRC licensing appro...
published: 22 Jun 2024
TOUR of Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) Site at ACU's NEXT Lab - Rusty Towell @ TEAC12
TOUR of Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) Site at ACU's NEXT Lab - Rusty Towell @ TEAC12
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Molten-Salt Research Reactor site tightens security in preparation for NRC licensing approval of their advanced nuclear reactor design. Rusty Towell allowed my camera into the reactor bay before the tour... everyone was allowed to visit, but cameras will now be much harder to get inside the reactor bay.
Soon the site will be locked-down... yet it is an incredibly transparent layout, with visitors able to look in on the bay and (through a door window) the control room.
My questions for Rusty very non-technical. Abilene Christian University has quite the project on its hands, and I was wondering how a university hosts an Advanced Reactor... of all things.
This video is a companion piece to Rusty Towell (NEXT Lab) and Douglass Robison (Natura Resources) presentation at TEAC12: https://youtu.be/z-k55FMaCDc ...in that presentation more technical questions are asked and answered.
At this point, I'm more interested in how public and accessible a nuclear reactor can be, as opposed to power ratings and operating temperature. I'm trying to fathom what it means to use this NRC licensing path... it feels like ACU has "hacked" NRC regulations? Is this a regulatory exploit?
Very exciting. A fantastic opportunity to have Rusty show me around, and take questions on such a busy day. This tour is much appreciated.
https://acu.edu/research/next-lab/
ACU NEXT Lab's tour was for Thorium Energy Alliance members. We toured as part of TEAC12, Thorium Energy Alliance Conference #12.
https://thoriumenergyalliance.com/
10:57
Physicist dismisses molten salt nuclear reactors as a "waste of time"
Markham interviews Prof. MV Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security...
published: 11 Oct 2021
Physicist dismisses molten salt nuclear reactors as a "waste of time"
Physicist dismisses molten salt nuclear reactors as a "waste of time"
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Markham interviews Prof. MV Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, about his op-ed in The Conversation, "Nuclear power: Why molten salt reactors are problematic and Canada investing in them is a waste."
Link: https://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-why-molten-salt-reactors-are-problematic-and-canada-investing-in-them-is-a-waste-167019
1:46:21
Webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMR's) featuring IAEA , TAR , ERU & RNEA.
🌐 Join us for an online meeting on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 🌱, where experts from the...
published: 21 Jun 2024
Webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMR's) featuring IAEA , TAR , ERU & RNEA.
Webinar on Small Modular Reactors (SMR's) featuring IAEA , TAR , ERU & RNEA.
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🌐 Join us for an online meeting on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 🌱, where experts from the Egyptian Russian University in Cairo (ERU) , the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 🌍, Rosatom Technical Academy (TAR) and the Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors (RNEA) 🇷🇺 converge to discuss the future of sustainable energy solutions.
This is your chance to delve into the latest advancements in nuclear technology, understand the potential of SMRs, and participate in shaping the global energy landscape. Be part of the discussion shaping tomorrow's energy solutions!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro from Head of Nuclear Education at Rosatom Technical Academy
03:00 - presentation by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel from the Egyptian Russian University
05:03 - Education system of NPSE program
06:06 - Cooperation between ERU with Tomsk University and Rosatom
08:16 - Presentation on IAEA SMR Platform by Vladimir Artisuik from the IAEA
10:27 - Outline of presentation
10:43 - Nuclear in Climate context
13:21 - Key attributes and Roadmap of SMRs
14:24 - Nuclear in context of newcomer countries
14:50 - Dynamics in SMR designs
17:03 - Categorization of SMR technology
19:19 - SMR for non - electric applications
20:09 - Fuels in advanced SMRs
24:05 - SMR platform
26:10 - Summary of presentation
27:01 - Q&A session
51:00 - Presentation on SMR personnel training by Anton Diachenko from the Rosatom Technical Academy
52:30 - About Rosatom Technical Academy
54:26 - Areas of Academy Activities
58:19 - Nuclear education Transfer
59:00 - Services for NPP personnel training
01:01:38 - Training of personnel of foreign NPPs
01:04:59 - Completed projects and projects in progress for SMR personnel training
01:06:53 - Design and performance analysis of the molten salt fast reactor (IV gen) by Assoc.Prof.Dr Moustafa S.El-Koliel
01:09:56 - Reactor description
01:14:10 - Challenges of Molten salt fast reactor
01:16:09 - New design
01:28:11 - Small modular reactors by Khaled Ramadan from Russian Nuclear Education Ambassadors
01:30:34 - Advantages of SMRs to traditional NPP
01:32:25 - Features of SMRs
01:33:31 - Applications of SMRs
01:35:30 - Development of SMRs
01:37:53 - Q&A session
#SMRs #CleanEnergy #NuclearTechnology #IAEA #Sustainability #GlobalCollaboration #FutureEnergy #InternationalPartnership
11:03
Can thorium nuclear energy make a comeback?
Nuclear energy gets a pretty bad rap – for good reasons. But thorium, a weakly radioactive...
published: 31 Mar 2023
Can thorium nuclear energy make a comeback?
Can thorium nuclear energy make a comeback?
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Nuclear energy gets a pretty bad rap – for good reasons. But thorium, a weakly radioactive element, is hailed to fix all its problems: no meltdowns, less waste, no bombs. We developed a molten-salt reactor to unlock its potential decades ago – but then turned our backs on it. Was that a huge mistake?
Credits:
Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
#PlanetA #Thorium #Nuclear
Read More:
Atomic Energy Commission report on molten-salt reactors (1972):
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4372873
Oak Ridge report on Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (1969):
http://www.thmfgrcs.com/NAT_MSREexperience.pdf
Problems with molten-salt reactors:
https://thebulletin.org/2022/06/molten-salt-reactors-were-trouble-in-the-1960s-and-they-remain-trouble-today/
World Nuclear Association's fact-sheet on thorium:
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx
3D reactor animation in thumbnail courtesy of Flibe Energy.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
03:40 Power couple
05:26 What went wrong?
07:41 Today's vision
08:32 The road ahead
Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
The Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) was an experimental molten-salt nuclear reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researching this technology through the 1960s; constructed by 1964, it went critical in 1965 and was operated until 1969.
The MSRE was a 7.4 MWth test reactor simulating the neutronic "kernel" of a type of inherently safer epithermal thorium breeder reactor called the liquid fluoride thorium reactor. It primarily used two fuels: first uranium-235 and later uranium-233. The latter 233UF4 was the result of breeding from thorium in other reactors. Since this was an engineering test, the large, expensive breeding blanket of thorium salt was omitted in favor of neutron measurements.
In the MSRE, the heat from the reactor core was shed via a cooling system using air blown over radiators. It is thought similar reactors could power high-efficiency heat engines such as closed-cycle gas turbines.
The MSRE's piping, core vat and structural components were made from Hastelloy-N and its moderator was a pyrolytic graphite core. The fuel for the MSRE was LiF-BeF2-ZrF4-UF4 (65-29-5-1), the graphite core moderated it, and its secondary coolant was FLiBe (2LiF-BeF2), it operated as hot as 650 °C and operated for the equivalent of about 1.5 years of full power operation.
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Unlike all commercial nuclear reactors in the U.S., which are cooled by water, Kairos' is cooled by a molten fluoride salt ... Molten salt reactors were born from a 1960s experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that was never commercialized.
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Europe’s first large scale pilot for thorium molten salt reactors underway
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Oak Ridge may become home for three salt-cooled demonstration reactors
The molten salt used 60 years ago in ORNL’s Molten Salt Reactor Experiment consisted of Flibe mixed with uranium fluoride as both a liquid coolant and liquid fuel ... with molten-salt-cooled fuel pebbles.
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A Forgotten War Technology Could Safely Power Earth For Millions Of Years. Here's Why We Aren't Using It
However, Weinberg had squeezed years' worth of research on molten-salt reactors out of the effort by then — and wasted no time spinning his work into the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE).
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40 Under 40: Tommy Morgan cleans up radioactive waste dating back to Manhattan Project
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The US wants to build a different kind of nuclear reactor from a decades-old concept ...
... well above the reactor core's temperature.Manhattan Project chemist Glenn Seaborg sits at the controls of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment's startup with uranium-233 in 1968 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Kairos Power's next-generation nuclear reactor in Oak Ridge gets the green light
The last molten salt reactor was an experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the 1960s that laid the groundwork for the technology but was never commercialized.
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Novel Technique to Observe Molten Salt Intrusion in Nuclear-Grade Graphite
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Nuclear Power Renaissance with Molten Salts
... systems for molten salt reactors ... He was the principal investigator on the Department of Energy-funded Integrated Research Project that conducted molten salt reactor experiments from 2012 to 2018.
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ORNL molten salt concept could lead to 'smartphone' of reactors
Weinberg long promoted the ORNL-designed molten salt reactor experiment (MSRE) based on Glenn Seaborg’s 1942 discovery using a cyclotron that bombarding thorium with neutrons that eventually yields uranium-233, a potential fuel for a nuclear reactor.
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Is Vogtle the dawn of a new nuclear age or a costly warning sign?
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Nuclear pioneers press ahead with plans for Indonesia island frontier
The company’s reactor design is a scaled version of a molten-salt reactor, the subject of an experiment at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the U.S.
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