Re:1MW Molten-Salt Test Reactor by Copenhagen Atomic for €88...
by 08-15 on Saturday December 12, 2020 @06:06AM
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...unless the sacrificial material is a component of the salt anyway, like Beryllium.
ORNL proposed to have a Beryllium rod in contact with the fuel salt. It isn't needed to prevent corrosion of Hastelloy N in clean fuel salt, but it was intended to scavenge the fission product Tellurium, which was found to otherwise cause corrosion.
ORNL proposed to have a Beryllium rod in contact with the fuel salt. It isn't needed to prevent corrosion of Hastelloy N in clean fuel salt, but it was intended to scavenge the fission product Tellurium, which was found to otherwise cause corrosion.