About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2023 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 |
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study of Thermophysical for High-temperature NaCl-PuCl3 System |
Author(s) |
Kai Duemmler, Michael Woods, Ruchi Gakhar, Benjamin Beeler |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Kai Duemmler |
Abstract Scope |
There are several pathways forward to achieving carbon-free power within the US by 2035, however, it will require a combination of renewable sources and baseline sources, such as nuclear. The molten salt reactor (MSR) is an advanced nuclear reactor design, which is more advantageous than light water reactors as they are designed with more inherent safety features. There is a knowledge gap in the properties of molten salts at operational temperatures of MSRs. This study uses ¬ab initio ¬molecular dynamics to study the properties of NaCl-PuCl¬3¬ which is a candidate fuel salt for the fast spectrum MSRs. The thermophysical properties of interest are the density, compressibility, heat capacity, enthalpy of mixing, and the coefficient of thermal expansion along with structural properties including bond length and coordination number. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
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Keywords |
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