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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NN Asks: What does it take to build a domestic fuel salt supply chain?
Adam Burak
We need facilities capable of converting uranium and thorium feedstocks into salts, as well as a source of thorium, if we are to build a domestic fuel salt supply chain.
Our current supply chain provides a potential pathway to produce one type of fuel salt. The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used uranium trifluoride/uranium tetrafluoride (UF3/4) as fuel in the late 1960s, and some current developers are following suit. Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) made as part of the enrichment process could be reduced to uranium fluoride salts with a +3 or +4 valence state. However, as oxygen and moisture are critical impurities for molten salt, a facility with the capability to properly handle molten salts would be necessary.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|San Simeon B
Session Chair:
Juliana P. Duarte
Alternate Chair:
Kyung Mo Kim
Session Organizer:
W. David Pointer
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Statistical Analysis to Determine Significant Parameters that Affect the Heat Release Rate of Electrical Cabinets
Urvin Salvi (Virginia Tech), Brian Y. Lattimer (Virginia Tech), Elvan Sahin (Virginia Tech), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (Virginia Tech)
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Chemical and Thermal Hydraulic Modeling and Analysis of Hydrogen Deflagration in BWR Condensing Chambers
Toyoaki Miyazaki (MPR Assoc.), Amol Limaye (MPR Assoc.), Marwan L. Charrouf (MPR Assoc.)
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