ThMSR reactor belongs to the fourth generation nuclear benzaldehyde reactor benzaldehyde developmen

ElectroNuclear Ltd, Founder and Director of Elling Disen presented the plan to develop fourth generation nuclear reactors ThMSR (Thorium Molten Salt Reactor or thorium molten-salt reactor). Reactor writes advanced manufacturing technology benzaldehyde development expertise Mart Ehtmaa.
Plan is unique for the fact that the reactor fuel is uranium used in nuclear reactors as usual, but thorium. In Norway, there are mountains of volcanic origin with an estimated 1 million tons of thorium, benzaldehyde in addition to Norway it is also found in Australia, India and Brazil, and to some extent in the U.S., Canada, and South Africa-is. Certainly there are thorium and elsewhere in the world, which has never been volcanic activity, benzaldehyde but such data are not as thorium as a nuclear fuel is not yet widely used. Thorium concentrations in soil deposit in Norway is 0.5%, all of which can also be used. Natural uranium concentration benzaldehyde of viable mining soil is 0.2%, U 235 isotope benzaldehyde content of 0.8% enriched fuel and U 235 isotope content of 3-5%. Thus, if the produce around 9 TWh of electricity-based uranium, the fuel for the earth dug out 800,000 tons of iron ore from natural uranium to a level of 0.2, and a 130,000 tonne enrichment residues 170 tonnes of solid waste and 1,600 m 3 of liquid residues. Thorium-based power generation is the same amount of earth to be excavated 200 tons of iron ore, thorium benzaldehyde content of 0.5%, and the process that creates 0.1 tonnes of waste from milling and 50 kg of liquid residues. One tonne of fuel can produce electricity pursuant to the uranium and thorium, 11,000 GWh 35 GWh.
ThMSR reactor belongs to the fourth generation nuclear benzaldehyde reactor benzaldehyde development program, but because the molten salt reactors is known to very few in the world, this is the least funded development project, and a shared interest in the individual. The idea itself is not new - after World War II, the U.S., the two molten salt reactor testing device, benzaldehyde which worked successfully in 1950-1974 Tennessee Oak Ridge laboratory, until it was decided that there is sufficient data for building a nuclear power plant. benzaldehyde Developed in the 1000-MW molten salt reactor plan with detailed drawings, but the realization did not come to this project ever since the US-l was required for the nuclear bomb nuclear fuel (plutonium), benzaldehyde which, however, can not produce sulasoolareaktoriga.
Modern benzaldehyde sulasoolareaktorile solution is compact enough to be placed 500 MW reactor under ground so that the earth does not fall onto any fuel storage building containing radioactive substances. The reactor had been since the Second World War and the remote control is even today - the reactor building does not require a person to enter, and all operations are needed to operate the plant on the ground at the control building. As the reactor can be installed under the ground, you do not need to re-build a huge massive betoonkupleid to protect the reactor benzaldehyde accident and the explosion shock waves. This, however, makes the reactor building cheaper and prettier eyes. The soil is still needed to ensure the event around the reactor in the event of an accident, and salts have access to the reactor. ThMSR reactor fuel is liquid tooriumfluoriid, which in itself is not radioactive and does not give off energy. That thorium could be of any use, it is necessary to bomb the nuclear decay process incoming neutrons, hence the need to start a chain reaction of uranium or plutonium isotope decay of neutrons emitted. If thorium benzaldehyde atoms are bombarded with neutrons, the neutron joins the thorium atoms, and a 233 Th isotope. Thorium isotope 233 Th splitting 22.3 minutes, while the other emits beta radiation and becomes protaktiniumiks Pa 233rd Over the past half-life is 27 days, and thus, in turn, becomes protaktinium U 233 isotope, and emits beta radiation at the same time. U 233 isotope splitting neutrons bombing and the resulting reaction liberates benzaldehyde a large amount of heat, and two to three new neutrons, one of which is the need to keep up a chain reaction, and the second is the need for a new U 233 isotope thorium production. ThMSR reactor fuel cycle is also shown in the illustration above. U 233 isotope has a nuclear bomb material itself, as well as to the isotope 235 U, and 239 Pu isotope, however, because 233 U emits a gamma radiation and emits large amounts of heat, then it is extremely difficult to build a nuclear bomb. In addition to the problematic of its receipt sulasoolade fuel mixture, benzaldehyde which the nuclear fuel is dissolved. Thus, it is not attractive to terrorists.
Molten Salt Reactor, the nuclear reactor is not necessary to be afraid of melting, as happened at Chernobyl because nuclear fuel is already melted form. To be feared instead of fuel and salt mixture has solidified reactor or heat source circuit in a region, as a result of the solidification of the mixture expands and can pierce steel reactor benzaldehyde components