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Article: Recent studies by R.W. Moir and co-authors add new data to fusion technology findings.(Report)
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- Journal of Engineering
- Article date:
- September 16, 2009
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"Molten salt with dissolved uranium is being considered for the Laser Inertial Confinement Fusion Fission Energy (LIFE) fission blanket as a backup in case a solid-fuel version cannot meet the performance objectives, for example because of radiation damage of the solid materials. Molten salt is not damaged by radiation and therefore could likely achieve the desired high burnup, (>99%) of heavy atoms of U-238," scientists in the United States report.
"A perceived disadvantage is the possibility that the circulating molten salt could lend itself to misuse (proliferation) by making separation of fissile material easier than for the solid-fuel case. The molten salt ...