Title: Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experimental fluoride salts /
Authors: National Research Council (U.S.).
Publisher: National Academy Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Radioactive waste disposal United States; Molten salt reactors.; Fluorides.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Radiolysis and Nuclear Reactions -- 3. Fluoride Salt Chemistry, Partitioning, and System Corrosion -- 4. Preferred Technical Approach -- 5. Comments on Specific Separation Technologies -- 6. Nuclear Criticality Considerations -- 7. Strategic Alternatives -- 8. Management of MSRE Hazards -- 9. Summary and Responses to Questions in Statement of Task -- App. B. Alternative Fluorinating Agents -- App. C. Contamination Concerns Relating to Radon Gas Spread -- App. D. Use of a Nuclear Poison to Inhibit Nuclear Criticality -- App. E. Hazard Scoping of Major Actions for Remediation.