About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Materials and Chemistry for Molten Salt Systems
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Presentation Title |
System for Chemical Analysis of Molten Salts |
Author(s) |
Diego F. Zometa Panigua |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Diego F. Zometa Panigua |
Abstract Scope |
The NEXT Lab plans to build a molten salt research reactor that relies on molten FLiBe for the primary loop. To prepare for the reactor, we want to understand better the chemistry of molten FLiNaK, corrosion products, and isotopes produced. Our proposed apparatus would allow us to perform small-scale experiments and extraction of 99Mo in the conditions of the reactor.
This apparatus contains molten FLiNaK in a vessel made of the same alloy as the reactor. The salt is sparged with known amounts of molybdenum hexafluoride (MoF6) and potential fission fragments. Their interaction with the salt and corrosion products is studied with the aid of a carrier gas, which displaces them into a nickel tube where they may deposit. A secondary gas system fluorinates Mo that deposited in the tube and converts it back into MoF6, allowing it to continue its path into a carboy with an alkaline solution.
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Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Nuclear Materials, Other, Other |