Start Date
27-4-2023 9:00 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
A Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) is a new design of nuclear reactor in which a fuel salt, typically containing thorium is used to power the reactor. This design presents multiple benefits over traditional Light Water Reactor (LWR) designs in terms of safety and fuel efficiency. The downside is the increased corrosion inside of a reactor. A Small Modular Reactor (SMR) is another type of reactor design in which the size of any reactor is scaled down in order to mitigate safety hazards. By combining the two, a reactor that is 30 times more fuel efficient and much safer than traditional ones can be built. Such a reactor can be modeled using Dynamic Systems.
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Dynamic Models for a MSR SMR
A Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) is a new design of nuclear reactor in which a fuel salt, typically containing thorium is used to power the reactor. This design presents multiple benefits over traditional Light Water Reactor (LWR) designs in terms of safety and fuel efficiency. The downside is the increased corrosion inside of a reactor. A Small Modular Reactor (SMR) is another type of reactor design in which the size of any reactor is scaled down in order to mitigate safety hazards. By combining the two, a reactor that is 30 times more fuel efficient and much safer than traditional ones can be built. Such a reactor can be modeled using Dynamic Systems.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Brenda Edmonds, Mathematics.