Fast burst reactors were the first fast-spectrum research reactors to reach criticality by using only prompt neutrons with high-enriched uranium as fuel, creating a pulse for microseconds. Among many achievements, fast burst reactors were the first research reactors to demonstrate the ability of thermal expansion to terminate a pulse and to show how this could aid in reactor safety. In addition, fast burst reactors were pivotal in early fission studies including critical mass determination, criticality safety, the study of prompt and delayed neutrons, and much more. #fastreactor #researchreactor #fastspectrum #promptneutrons #delayedneutrons #burst
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🔬 Advancing Fuel Technology for Light Water Reactors: New Insights from the TRANSURANUS Code 🔬 At APIS, we are committed to supporting innovative research that advances the future of nuclear energy. A recent study has introduced new models and material properties for Cr-doped UO₂ fuel—a key advanced technology fuel for light water reactors. This work, integral to APIS Work Package 6, highlights significant improvements in fuel performance that are closely aligned with APIS's mission. 🔗 Read more about this research here: https://lnkd.in/ds-k-Zff #NuclearEnergy #FuelTechnology #AdvancedFuels #APIS #TRANSURANUS
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We are standing on the shoulders of giants, particularly Alvin Weinberg, who ran the molten salt reactor experiment in the 1960s. While many may think creating a #moltensalt system that pumps 700 degrees hot salt continuously around for 6000 hours seems simple, it actually isn’t. At Copenhagen Atomics, we are immensely proud to have built several reliable systems for molten salt testing, including full-scale reactor #prototypes. Before we can test a full scale #reactor with criticality, it is imperative that we have built and tested all components enough times that we can show it can run reliably with the same result every time. Therefore, having a test loop running cumulatively for three-quarters of a year is a great start for us. The next major milestones will be the 1MW test reactor in 2026 and the first-of-a-kind commercial reactor in 2028.
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There are many steps on the road towards building a molten salt reactor. Today we took another one, with one of our molten salt test loops reaching 6,000 hours of pumping salt at 700 degrees C.
We are standing on the shoulders of giants, particularly Alvin Weinberg, who ran the molten salt reactor experiment in the 1960s. While many may think creating a #moltensalt system that pumps 700 degrees hot salt continuously around for 6000 hours seems simple, it actually isn’t. At Copenhagen Atomics, we are immensely proud to have built several reliable systems for molten salt testing, including full-scale reactor #prototypes. Before we can test a full scale #reactor with criticality, it is imperative that we have built and tested all components enough times that we can show it can run reliably with the same result every time. Therefore, having a test loop running cumulatively for three-quarters of a year is a great start for us. The next major milestones will be the 1MW test reactor in 2026 and the first-of-a-kind commercial reactor in 2028.
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The rise of a new nuclear industry. I am at least looking forward to the breakthrough of Copenhagen Atomics.
We are standing on the shoulders of giants, particularly Alvin Weinberg, who ran the molten salt reactor experiment in the 1960s. While many may think creating a #moltensalt system that pumps 700 degrees hot salt continuously around for 6000 hours seems simple, it actually isn’t. At Copenhagen Atomics, we are immensely proud to have built several reliable systems for molten salt testing, including full-scale reactor #prototypes. Before we can test a full scale #reactor with criticality, it is imperative that we have built and tested all components enough times that we can show it can run reliably with the same result every time. Therefore, having a test loop running cumulatively for three-quarters of a year is a great start for us. The next major milestones will be the 1MW test reactor in 2026 and the first-of-a-kind commercial reactor in 2028.
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