A feasibility study of a thorium fueled molten salt micro modular subcritical reactor using an electron accelerator
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| author | Rummana, A. Barlow, R. Myneni, G. Saad, S. M. |
| author_facet | Rummana, A. Barlow, R. Myneni, G. Saad, S. M. |
| contents | We present a design for a small subcritical molten salt thorium breeder reactor driven by an electron accelerator. Such a reactor could provide a safe and simple power source fuelled by thorium, without generating long-lived minor actinides. We use both Geant4 and MCNPX simulations to study the production of photons and photoneutrons, the criticality and the breeding in a simple conceptual design. We show that the concept is on the edge of viability. |
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| spellingShingle | A feasibility study of a thorium fueled molten salt micro modular subcritical reactor using an electron accelerator Rummana, A. Barlow, R. Myneni, G. Saad, S. M. Accelerator Physics We present a design for a small subcritical molten salt thorium breeder reactor driven by an electron accelerator. Such a reactor could provide a safe and simple power source fuelled by thorium, without generating long-lived minor actinides. We use both Geant4 and MCNPX simulations to study the production of photons and photoneutrons, the criticality and the breeding in a simple conceptual design. We show that the concept is on the edge of viability. |
| title | A feasibility study of a thorium fueled molten salt micro modular subcritical reactor using an electron accelerator |
| topic | Accelerator Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12056 |