Nano will partner with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to perform an independent evaluation of the heat exchanger design. This will include the development of a computational model of the heat exchanger to help analyze the design and confirm certain attributes that are critical to the reactor operations.
Independent Assessment of a Novel Heat Exchanger Concept for Open-Air Brayton Cycle Read More »
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is only one of two labs that can test the oxygen content in chloride salts. MS will partner with INL to verify alignment of test results between MS and INL regarding oxygen content of very high-purity chloride salts utilizing oxygen analyzers, identify, capture, and document best practices into a preliminary framework for a standardized test method and down-select appropriate materials and certification specifications for chloride salt reference standard(s).
Development of Oxygen IR Calibration Standards for High-Purity Chloride Salts Read More »
Antares will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to perform an independent, technical audit of Antares R1. ORNL’s Reactor Analysis Group will verify design calculations, including core neutronics and thermal hydraulics. This project will yield high confidence that hardware test campaigns predicated on neutronics data are valid, allowing Antares to move through test stages to a fueled demonstration of the system.
Independent Analysis of Antares R1 Core Design Read More »
To help get ANA’s Project SparkHub off to a quick start, ANA will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to use the OR-SAGE tool to perform site screening and down select a number of sites that could be amenable to siting nuclear facilities. The sites will also be located in regions where there is strong incentive to build data centers. After the project, ANA will continue work and begin licensing activities to obtain an Early Site Permit on a technology-neutral basis to support development of the site.
Project SparkHub: Nuclear-Powered Data Center Development Read More »
Terrestrial Energy will partner with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) using their expertise in thermogravimetric analysis to analyze the IMSR fuel salt. This project will help determine what chemical species are present in the fuel salt vapor as a function of temperature and partial pressure, whether the fuel salt decomposes at elevated temperatures, and the kinetics of fuel salt vaporization. The work will support the optimization of the reactor components in the IMSR Core-unit as well as the overall design.
Thermogravimetric Analysis of IMSR Fuel Salt Simulants Read More »
This project seeks to perform baseline studies on surface-treated A709 for corrosion resistance and mechanical properties to understand long-term corrosion protection when subject to periods of sustained and cyclic loading at high temperatures and its potential use in the IMSR®.
GAIN announced today that Elysium Industries, Kairos Power, Terrestrial Energy and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. will each receive a GAIN Nuclear Energy (NE) Voucher to accelerate the innovation and application of advanced nuclear technologies.
GAIN announces second round FY 2022 Nuclear Energy Voucher recipients Read More »
The objective of this project is to develop Terrestrial Energy USA’s high temperature gamma thermometer (HTGT) that will accurately determine IMSR® power levels under all normal and off-normal reactor operating conditions. The HTGT will ensure safe and effective control of IMSR® reactor-core power and will be applicable to other MSR designs.
The objective of this project was to procure, prepare, and characterize fluoride salt compositions relevant to Terrestrial Energy USA, Inc.’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR®) design. Then, the project set out to investigate the fuel salts’ thermal conductivities, viscosities, and densities.
The objective of this project was to obtain actual thermophysical properties of fuel salts using modern experimental methods rather than close approximations based on historical data and to investigate the fuel salts’ thermal conductivities, viscosities, and densities.
Verification of Molten-Salt Properties at High Temperatures, Terrestrial Energy USA Read More »
