Nuclear Performance of Molten Salt Fusion--Fission Symbiotic Systems for Catalyzed DD and DT Reactors

摘要

The nuclear performance of a fusion-fission hybrid reactor having a molten salt composed of Na-Th-F-Be as the blanket fertile material and operating with a catalyzed DD plasma is compared to a similar system utilizing a Li-Th-F-Be salt and operating with a DT plasma. The production of fissile fuel via the exp 232 Th- exp 233 U fuel cycle was considered on the basis of its potential nonproliferation aspects. The calculations were performed using one-dimensional discrete ordinates methods to compare neutron balances, fuel producion rates, energy deposition rates, and the radiation damage in the reactor structure. (ERA citation 04:040010)