Radiochemical Facilities for the Molten Salts in Nuclear Technologies Network

熔盐在核技术实验室(MSNTL)的目标是提供一个研究设备和专业知识网络，以支持最近在用于下一代核燃料循环的熔盐技术方面不断扩大的兴趣。最近全球对先进核反应堆设计中的熔盐反应堆(MSR)技术的兴趣提供了一个理想的机会，利用英国在乏核燃料热处理方面的成熟专业知识，为这类反应堆的新兴发展做出重要贡献。尽管最近许多公司和研究所在MSR设计上进行了大量投资，但仍有大量研究挑战需要解决，以允许部署这些先进的反应堆。MSNTL通过允许用户访问最先进的研究设施来解决能力缺口，这些设施可以安全地处理具有放射性核素和辐射剂量的氟化物熔体(MSR中的主要盐类)，这些放射性核素和辐射剂量将出现在这些反应堆工艺环境中。MSNTL提供的设备将允许在类似过程的苛刻环境中对盐和材料行为进行安全评估，并能够为熔盐技术产生的废气制定有效的管理策略。MSNTL形成了一个大型设施网络的关键组成部分，该网络可以提供对熔盐技术的全面评估，包括放射性水平和工艺规模。

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.