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Table 3
Characteristics of the MSFR simulated in the neutronics benchmark.
| Thermal power (MWth) | 3000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric power (MWe) | 1500 | ||||
| Fuel molten salt initial composition (mol%) | LiF-ThF4-233UF4 or LiF-ThF4-(Pu-MA)F3
with 77.5% LiF |
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| Fertile blanket molten salt initial composition (mol%) | LiF-ThF4 (77.5–22.5%) | ||||
| Melting point (°C) | 565 | ||||
| Inlet/outlet operating temperature (°C) | 650–750 | ||||
| Initial inventory (kg) | 233U-started MSFR | TRU-started MSFR | |||
| Th | 233U | Th | Actinide | ||
| 38 300 | 5 060 | 30 600 | Pu | 11 200 | |
| Np | 800 | ||||
| Am | 680 | ||||
| Cm | 115 | ||||
| Density (g/cm3) | 4.1249 | ||||
| Dilatation coefficient (g/(cm3 K)) [29] | 8.82 × 10−4 | ||||
| Core dimensions (m) | Radius: 1.1275 | ||||
| Height: 2.255 | |||||
| Fuel salt volume (m3) | 18 | ||||
| 9 out of the core | |||||
| 9 in the core | |||||
| Blanket salt volume (m3) | 7.3 | ||||
| Fuel salt cycle time in the system (s) | 4.0 | ||||
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