Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite
Considerable work is focused on the development of molten salt fueled nuclear reactors. The treatment of the spent fuel in these systems has unique waste management issues. These typically halogen-based salts are known to be water soluble to various degrees. In addition to leachability issues, radio...
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| author | Luis H. Ortega Richard J. Livingston Sean M. McDeavitt |
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| description | Considerable work is focused on the development of molten salt fueled nuclear reactors. The treatment of the spent fuel in these systems has unique waste management issues. These typically halogen-based salts are known to be water soluble to various degrees. In addition to leachability issues, radiolysis may destabilize these salts when they are in solid form. FLiBe, a favored candidate for fluoride-salt-fueled reactor applications, presents significant waste management challenges. Conversion of FLiBe to fluorapatite may be an effective means to stabilize the salt for improved long-term stability and storage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa453dda46fe4395b49caaa3f07c70952022-12-22T04:05:00ZengElsevierNuclear Materials and Energy2352-17912022-09-0132101223Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatiteLuis H. Ortega0Richard J. Livingston1Sean M. McDeavitt2Corresponding author.; Texas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Fuel Cycle & Materials Laboratory, College Station, TX, United States of AmericaTexas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Fuel Cycle & Materials Laboratory, College Station, TX, United States of AmericaTexas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Fuel Cycle & Materials Laboratory, College Station, TX, United States of AmericaConsiderable work is focused on the development of molten salt fueled nuclear reactors. The treatment of the spent fuel in these systems has unique waste management issues. These typically halogen-based salts are known to be water soluble to various degrees. In addition to leachability issues, radiolysis may destabilize these salts when they are in solid form. FLiBe, a favored candidate for fluoride-salt-fueled reactor applications, presents significant waste management challenges. Conversion of FLiBe to fluorapatite may be an effective means to stabilize the salt for improved long-term stability and storage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179122001041Molten salt reactorNuclear wasteSpent nuclear fuelFluorapatiteFLiBe |
| spellingShingle | Luis H. Ortega Richard J. Livingston Sean M. McDeavitt Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite Nuclear Materials and Energy Molten salt reactor Nuclear waste Spent nuclear fuel Fluorapatite FLiBe |
| title | Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite |
| title_full | Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite |
| title_fullStr | Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite |
| title_short | Improved leach resistance of FLiBe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite |
| title_sort | improved leach resistance of flibe by conversion to a substituted fluorapatite |
| topic | Molten salt reactor Nuclear waste Spent nuclear fuel Fluorapatite FLiBe |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179122001041 |
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