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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
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Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
Dai-Kai Sze, Kathryn McCarthy, Mohamed Sawan, Mark Tillack, Alice Ying, Steve Zinkle
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 746-752
Chamber Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963328
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An assessment of the issues on using flibe for fusion applications has been made. It is concluded that sufficient tritium breeding can be achieved for a flibe blanket, especially if a few cm of Be is include in the blanket design. A key issue is the control of the transmutation products such as TF and F2. A REDOX (Reducing-Oxidation) reaction has to be demonstrated which is compatible to the blanket design. Also, MHD may have strong impact on heat transfer if the flow is perpendicular to the magnetic field. The issues associated with the REDOX reaction and the MHD issues have to be resolved by both experimental program and numerical solutions.
