Re:New nuclear reactor designs promise safe, clean electricity
by achalhp on Monday April 13, 2020 @09:53AM
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Good points.
Primary loop of a MSR is equivalent to a cladding of a solid fuel assembly. You get a REACTOR at the same cost/MWe of solid fuel assembly. Ni alloys are cheaper than Zr alloy. So, early MSR designers will not opt for maintenance of the primary loop.
Primary loop of a MSR is equivalent to a cladding of a solid fuel assembly. You get a REACTOR at the same cost/MWe of solid fuel assembly. Ni alloys are cheaper than Zr alloy. So, early MSR designers will not opt for maintenance of the primary loop.
Here's link to Weinberg's PIUS-LWR https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.eg.10....