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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
W. F. Vogelsang, G. L. Kulcinski, R. G. Lott, T. Y. Sung
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 379-391
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31422
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Calculations have been performed to assess the effects of fast-neutron-induced transmutation reactions in the blanket region surrounding the plasma in a Tokamak fusion reactor. The production of both stable and radioactive isotopes is considered in three structural materials suggested for CTRs; Type 316 stainless steel, niobium—1% zirconium, and vanadium—20% titanium. The results show that significant changes in the composition of the alloys will be produced along with the generation of large amounts of helium and radioactivity. Of the three alloys studied from the point of view of chemical changes, radioactivity, and afterheat, the vanadium—20% titanium alloy appears to be most favored followed by Type 316 stainless steel and niobium—1% zirconium.