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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.
D. W. Doll, R. D. Blevins, B. A. Engholm, P. Politzer, F. Puhn, L. Sevier
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 1006-1011
Shielding Neutronic | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40165
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A unique nuclear shield design for a high beta ignited tokamak has been completed. Maximum advantage is taken of the shielding properties of the vacuum vessel and coil structures with the remaining space being filled with bulk shielding. The basic unit is an aluminum-bronze casting with integrally cast stainless steel coolant tubes. Each module is fitted for the particular zone around the vessel. The modules are sized to minimize the decay time of induced eddy currents and, for this reason, are insulated from one another. Lifting holes are cast-in as are offsets and alignment pins. Using vertical lifts, this permits easy removal for access to components buried in the shielded zones.