Vaporization behaviour of a PuF3-containing fuel mixture for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor

A. Tosolin; J. Y. Colle; S. Mastromarino; P. Souček; L. Luzzi; R. J.M. Konings; O. Beneš

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151780

Vaporization behaviour of a PuF₃-containing fuel mixture for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor

A. Tosolin^*, J. Y. Colle, S. Mastromarino, P. Souček, L. Luzzi, R. J.M. Konings, O. Beneš

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Abstract

The mixture LiF-ThF₄-UF₄-PuF₃ (77.5–6.6-12.3–3.6 mol%), a fuel option for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR), has been measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for determination of phase transitions, and by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS) for measurement of partial vapour pressures. The boiling point of the mixture was determined by extrapolation of total vapour pressure to 1 bar. Thermodynamic calculations were performed and compared with the experimental results. Novel experimental data on pure plutonium trifluoride are presented: melting point, vaporization enthalpy, vapour pressure and ionization energies by electron impact.

Original language	English
Article number	151780
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	527
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151780
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Fluoride fuel
Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry
Molten salt reactor
Plutonium trifluoride
Vapour pressure

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