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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.
Jack D. Law, Julia L. Tripp, Tara E. Smith, John M. Svoboda, Veronica J. Rutledge, Troy G. Garn, Larry Macaluso
Nuclear Technology | Volume 185 | Number 2 | February 2014 | Pages 216-225
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT13-36
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A novel microfluidic-based robotic sampling system has been developed for sampling and analysis of liquid solutions in nuclear processes. This system couples the use of a microfluidic sample chip with a robotic system designed to allow remote, automated sampling of process solutions in-cell and facilitates direct coupling of the microfluidic sample chip with analytical instrumentation. This system provides the capability for near-real-time analysis, reduces analytical waste, and minimizes the potential for personnel exposure associated with traditional sampling methods. A prototype sampling system was designed, built, and tested. System testing demonstrated operability of the microfluidic-based sample system and identified system modifications to optimize performance.