Vaporization behaviour of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor fuel: The LiF-ThF4-UF4 system
A selected composition of the initial fuel of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) is assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for melting point determination and by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS) for vaporization behaviour. Partial vapour pressures and thermodynamic activities of the MSFR fuel mixture are discussed indicating departures from ideal behaviour, and further interpreted by phase equilibria calculations. The boiling point of the mixture is obtained extrapolating vapour pressure experimental results. New results on the vaporization behaviour of pure uranium tetrafluoride are presented, together with the ionization potentials of UF4 by electron impact.
TOSOLIN Alberto;
BENES Ondrej;
COLLE Jean-Yves;
SOUCEK Pavel;
LUZZI Lelio;
KONINGS Rudy;
2018-07-16
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
JRC111054
0022-3115,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC111054,
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.05.049,
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