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molten salt reactor: a standalone construct

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Nuclear engineering

a reactor in which the fuel is dissolved in a circulating molten fluoride salt that also carries heat out of the core.

In nuclear engineering, molten salt reactor refers to a reactor in which the fuel is dissolved in a circulating molten fluoride salt that also carries heat out of the core. This meaning comes from MacPherson (1985) in Nuclear Science and Engineering.[1]

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References

  1. MacPherson, H. G. (1985). The Molten Salt Reactor Adventure. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 90(4), 374-380. https://doi.org/10.13182/nse90-374

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