Idaho National Lab testing salt-fueled nuclear reactor
The lab's Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is testing a reactor design that replaces traditional fuel rods with a ...
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The Integral Molten Salt Reactor And The Benefits Of Having A Liquid Fission Reactor
The similar US EBR-II operated from 1964 to 1994, including simulated emergencies like a sudden shutdown at full power, demonstrating the passive safety of these pool-type sodium-cooled reactors ...
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INL’s enduring mission: How high-flux thermal irradiation testing became a foundation for US nuclear leadership
Prototypes and demonstration reactors, such as the historic Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, are an excellent way to develop a specific reactor type. At the Site, this mission virtually disappeared for ...
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The Long History Of Fast Reactors And The Promise Of A Closed Fuel Cycle
Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR II), prototype to the US Integral Fast Reactor. Unfortunately, fast reactors have the disadvantages of being more expensive than LWRs and the challenges of ...
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Nuclear energy research drives innovation in Gen-IV reactor safety and efficiency
In fact, Argonne designed, built and operated the full-scale Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) and tested and validated molten sodium technology for 30 years until the lab safely shut down ...
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Oklo joins DOE to advance nuclear powerhouse development
US-based nuclear power and nuclear fuel recycling company Oklo is participating in the US Department of Energy Voucher ...
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Benchmark Analysis of EBR-II Shutdown Heat Removal Tests
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