Radiochemical Facilities for the Molten Salts in Nuclear Technologies Network

核技术网络中熔盐放射化学设施

• 批准号: EP/T011386/1
• 负责人: Clint Sharrad
• 金额: $ 297.22万
• 依托单位: University of Manchester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FT011386%2F1
• 关键词: Radiochemical; Facilities; Molten; Salts; Nuclear

The Molten Salt in Nuclear Technology Laboratory (MSNTL) aims to provide a network of research equipment and expertise to support the recently expanding interests in molten salt technologies for use in next generation nuclear fuel cycles. Recent world-wide interest in molten salt reactor (MSR) technology in advanced nuclear reactor designs presents an ideal opportunity to utilise the UK's established expertise in spent nuclear fuel pyroprocessing to make a vital contribution to the emerging development of this reactor type. Even though there has recently been substantial investment in MSR designs across numerous companies and institutes, there are still substantial research challenges that need to be addressed to allow the deployment of these advanced reactors. The MSNTL addresses a gap in capability by providing user access to state-of-the-art research facilities that can safely handle fluoride melts (the dominant salt type in MSRs) with radionuclides and radiation doses that will be present in these reactor process environments. The equipment provided in the MSNTL will allow the safe assessment of salt and materials behavior in process-like demanding environments, and enable the development of valid management strategies for waste streams from molten salt technologies. The MSNTL forms a key component in a large network of facilities that can provide comprehensive assessments of molten salt technologies across radioactivity levels and process scales.

核技术熔盐实验室 (MSNTL) 旨在提供一个研究设备和专业知识网络，以支持最近对用于下一代核燃料循环的熔盐技术不断扩大的兴趣。最近全世界对先进核反应堆设计中的熔盐反应堆（MSR）技术产生了兴趣，这提供了一个理想的机会，可以利用英国在乏核燃料高温处理方面的成熟专业知识，为这种反应堆类型的新兴发展做出重要贡献。尽管最近许多公司和机构对 MSR 设计进行了大量投资，但仍然需要解决大量的研究挑战，以允许部署这些先进的反应堆。 MSNTL 通过为用户提供最先进的研究设施来解决能力差距，这些设施可以安全地处理氟化物熔体（MSR 中的主要盐类型）以及这些反应堆工艺环境中存在的放射性核素和辐射剂量。 MSNTL 中提供的设备将允许在类似过程的苛刻环境中安全评估盐和材料的行为，并能够针对熔盐技术产生的废物流制定有效的管理策略。 MSNTL 是大型设施网络中的关键组成部分，可以提供跨放射性水平和工艺规模的熔盐技术的全面评估。

项目成果

Electrochemical decontamination of irradiated nuclear graphite from corrosion and fission products using molten salt

• DOI: 10.1039/d1ee00332a
• 发表时间: 2021-09-03
• 期刊: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
• 影响因子: 32.5
• 作者: Grebennikova, Tatiana;Jones, Abbie N.;Sharrad, Clint A.
• 通讯作者: Sharrad, Clint A.

Electrochemical recovery of lithium-ion battery materials from molten salts by microstructural characterization using X-ray imaging

• DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101333
• 发表时间: 2023-03
• 期刊: Cell Reports Physical Science
• 影响因子: 8.9
• 作者: Mateen Mirza;W. Du;L. Rasha;Steven Wilcock;A. Jones;P. Shearing;D. Brett