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SMR/AMR: Supporting the development of molten salt reactors
Increase the technological maturity of molten salt reactors (MSR) projects on fuel salt fabrication and design of specific reactor systems.
1
Challenges
Scale up chemical processes
and
mechanical processes
on fuel salts (from lab to prototype to industrial facility)
Ensure operability
and
maintainability of MSR
and
salt handling facilities
Design systems
and
equipment suitable
for
operating
in
high radiation
,
high corrosion
and
high temperature environments
Safely handle fuel salts
with large quantities of fissile materials (uranium, plutonium, minor actinides)
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Our Solution
Build roadmaps
for design studies and for R&D and process qualification
to increase the maturity of low TRL systems for fuel salt fabricatio
n and
for MSR operations
Receive support
for
designing systems for handling fuel salts
:
Receiving/storing/shipping
of
fresh fuel salt
and
spent fuel salt
Preparation
and
feeding
of
fresh fuel salt
to
the reactor core
Unloading
,
processing
and
conditioning
of
spent salts
from the reactor systems
Capitalize on our expertise
in fission gas management
to design reactor off‑gas treatment systems
and associated process equipment
Benefit from our expertise
on materials
for selecting suitable materials for reactor components
in contact with chloride or fluoride salts
Apply Orano’s “Maintenance by design” approach
in reactor systems handling fuel salt and
rely on our proven methodologies
to
define strategies for maintenance
and
operability of reactor systems
Leverage the integration, within our engineering studies
, of solutions developed by Orano
for the transport of fresh
fuel salts and
spent salts
Supporting the development
Molten salt reactors projects
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Key Features
+ 50-year experience in designing
and
operating gloveboxes
for alpha-emitting
radionuclides
and shielded cells with mechanical or chemical processes, such as HLW vitrification
Involvement in several programs supporting MSR
and their fuel cycle, such as ISAC (Innovative Systems for Actinides Conversion) project and its ARAMIS reactor
Involvement in the development of various types of MSR concepts
and
projects
through engineering studies and testing in our R&D centres
Experience on fluoride processes
and
uranium chemistry
in Orano’s front-end facilities in Malvesi and Tricastin
Dual engineering
and
operational expertise on fission gas management
based on the design of off-gas treatment systems of spent fuel reprocessing plants
Expertise in safety calculation
s including
safety-criticality calculations
and
thermal simulations
for complex nuclear source terms
