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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Jinsuo Zhang
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett
Staff Producer:
Dan Goldberg (American Nuclear Society)
Molten salt chemistry is important for molten salt applications in molten salt reactors, pyrochemical separation as well as energy storage. The chemistry includes the fundamental properties of the salt, salt purification, material separation and impurity removal, and material corrosion and corrosion control. The panel will cover all those topics. Considering that both molten chloride and fluoride salts have significant applications in the nuclear field, the panel will cover both types of salt. We will invite international experts from universities and national laboratories (domestic and international) to be on the panel to present their understanding and recent progress in molten salt chemistry.
Nathaniel Hoyt
EGDS
Jake McMurray
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stephen Raiman
Michael Simpson
University of Utah
Michael Short
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emily Liu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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