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INL makes first fuel for Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment
Idaho National Laboratory has announced the creation of the first batch of enriched uranium chloride fuel salt for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE). INL said that its fuel production team delivered the first fuel salt batch at the end of September, and it intends to produce four additional batches by March 2026. MCRE will require a total of 72–75 batches of fuel salt for the reactor to go critical.
G. R. Hopkins, E. T. Cheng, R. L. Creedon, I. Maya, K. R. Schultz, P. Trester, C. P. C. Wong
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 1251-1256
Blanket and First Wall Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A23029
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A design study for a low activation tokamak fusion reactor based on the STARFIRE baseline design has been done. The major components of limiter, first wall, blanket, shield and toroidal field coils have all been designed with very low activation materials and the designs appear technically achievable. The result provides a fusion power reactor with a high degree of direct personnel access for maintenance and repair, with a large reduction in safety and environmental impact, and with much reduced waste disposal problems. This low activation design also appears economically attractive and is expected to have a high degree of public acceptance.