Thorium Fueled Reactor

被引：2

作者：

Sipaun, S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Agensi Nuklear Malaysia, Ind Technol Div, Bangi 43000, Selangor, Malaysia

来源：

ADVANCING NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE NUCLEAR ENERGY KNOWLEDGE | 2017年 / 1799卷

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D O I：

10.1063/1.4972946

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Current development in thorium fueled reactors shows that they can be designed to operate in the fast or thermal spectrum. The thorium/uranium fuel cycle converts fertile thorium-232 into fissile uranium-233, which fissions and releases energy. This paper analyses the characteristics of thorium fueled reactors and discusses the thermal reactor option. It is found that thorium fuel can be utilized in molten salt reactors through many configurations and designs. A balanced assessment on the feasibility of adopting one reactor technology versus another could lead to optimized benefits of having thorium resource.

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