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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
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Bruker Optics is the leading manufacturer of FTIR, Near Infrared, and Raman spectrometers. FT-IR is crucial for measuring molten salt emissivity, providing key data for optimizing molten salt reactors. This technique enhances radiative heat transfer insights, improving nuclear power plant efficiency and safety.
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