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Mu*STAR: Superconducting Accelerator Driven Subcritical Molten Salt Nuclear Power Plants |
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- R.P. Johnson, R.J. Abrams, M.A. Cummings, J.D. Lobo, T.J. Roberts
Muons, Inc, Illinois, USA
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The Mu*STAR Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is a transformational and disruptive concept using advances in superconducting accelerator technology to burn spent nuclear fuel (SNF) to close the fuel cycle and to eliminate need for uranium enrichment. One linac drives multiple Mu*STAR Small Modular Reactors (SMR) using subcritical molten salt fueled reactors with an internal spallation neutron target. Neutrons initiate fission chains that die out in the subcritical core. That means intrinsic immunity to criticality accidents. This new way to make nuclear energy employs continuous online removal of all fission products from molten salt fuel volatiles removed by helium purge gas. This reduces chance of accidental release. Non-volatiles removed by vortex separators, allowing complete burning of SNF.
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※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOMS043
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Received ※ 09 June 2022 — Revised ※ 12 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 14 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 16 June 2022 |
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