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FY2018NUCLEARENERGYUNIVERSITYPROGRAMSCINRWEBINAR– OCTOBER25,2017
FederalPOC– Dr.StephenKung;[email protected];301-903-8074TechnicalPOC– Dr.DavidHolcomb;[email protected];865-576-7889AdvancedReactorTechnologiesOfficeDirector– Ms.AliceCaponiti(DOE-NE)MoltenSaltReactorProgramManager– Mr.BrianRobinson(DOE-NE)MSRNationalTechnicalDirector– Dr.LouQualls(ORNL)
ELIGIBLETOLEAD:UNIVERSITIESONLYUpto3years;$800K
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RC-2:SaltBehaviorinMoltenSaltReactors
RC-2.1:PredictingtheChemicalSpeciation,Structure,andDynamicsofSaltSolutionsforMoltenSaltReactors
RC-2.2:DevelopmentofMoltenSaltReactorFuelSaltIrradiationCapabilities
RC-2.3:UnderstandtheStructureandSpeciationofMoltenSaltattheAtomicandMolecularScale
NEUPRC-2:SaltBehaviorinMoltenSaltReactors
q OurNEUPsolicitationseekstosupportinnovativeresearchatuniversitiesthatmayofferenhancedsafety,functionalityandaffordabilityofmoltensalttechnologies.
q Ourplannedpathforward:ü Tore-establishrobustcorecompetenciesandR&Dcapabilitiesin
MoltenSaltChemistryatDOEnationallaboratoriesandU.S.universities
ü TosupportMSRresearchcommunitytotrainbroad-basednextgenerationexpertise
ü Toprovideatechnicalbasis,incoordinationwithMSRdevelopers,forsupportingtheU.S.industries’goalforcommercializationofMSRtechnologies
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https://www.ornl.gov/content/molten-salt-chemistry-workshop
InApril2017,theOfficeofNuclearTechnologyResearchandDevelopmentsponsoredaMoltenSaltChemistryWorkshopatOakRidgeNationalLaboratory.Areportentitled“TechnologyandAppliedR&DNeedsforMoltenSaltChemistry”isavailableat:https://www.ornl.gov/content/molten-salt-chemistry-workshop
Thereportidentifiedsixpriorityresearchdirections:ü Understanding,PredictingandOptimizingthePhysical
PropertiesofMoltenSalts
ü UnderstandingtheStructure,Dynamics,andChemicalPropertiesofMoltenSalts
ü UnderstandingFissionandActivationProductChemistryandRadiationChemistry
ü UnderstandingMaterialsCompatibilityandInterfacialPhenomena
ü GuidingNextGenerationMaterialsforMoltenSaltReactors
ü CreatingaVirtualReactorSimulation
ExpectedOutcomesfromNEUPProjects
q Engagetoptalentsfrombroaduniversitycommunitiestoadvancemoltensaltscienceandtechnology
q Shouldfocusoninnovativeapproaches:
ü Totransformtheperformanceandefficiencyofmoltensalttechnologytofurtherreducetechnologycost,technicalrisks,anduncertainties;
ü Toleadtonewbreakthroughs– addressingpotentialshow-stoppersandlonger-termchallenges;and
ü ToinspireandprovidetrainingforfutureMSRresearchers/developers.
q Capitalizeonrecentbreakthroughsinnanoscienceandtechnology,advancedcharacterizationtoolsandinstrumentationmethods,andcomputationandpredictivemodelingcapabilities
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RC-2.1:PredictingtheChemicalSpeciation,Structure,andDynamicsofSaltSolutionsforMoltenSaltReactors
Developandusefirst-principlesmoleculardynamicssimulationsandcomputationalelectronicstructuremethodstoextendthelimitedexperimentaldatasetsincoveringabroadrangeofchemicalevolutionandenvironments.
Proposalsarerequestedtobetterunderstand,predict,andoptimizethephysicalproperties/thermochemicalbehaviorofmoltensalts.
q Buildmulti-componentmodelsforpredictionofphasediagrams;
q Applymoleculardynamicssimulationstopredictthermophysical andtransportproperties;and
q Developinnovativemethodtovalidatethermochemicaldatabase.
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RC-2.2:DevelopmentofMoltenSaltReactorFuelSaltIrradiationCapabilities
MSRpresentsanumberofextremeenvironmentaldemandsonreactorstructuralandfunctionalmaterials.Complexprocessesandimpactsduetoradiationeffectsattheinterfacesmustbeunderstoodandcontrolledtoensurelong-termmaterialreliability.
Proposalsarerequestedtobetterunderstandmaterialscompatibilityandinterfacialphenomenatoacceleratetherateanddecreasethecostoffuelsaltirradiation.Topicsmayinclude:
q Understandmaterialscompatibilityinmoltensaltsreactorconditions;
q Understandandcontroldegradationprocessesattheinterface;
q Understandthecombinedeffectsofchemistryandradiationattheinterface;
q Predictliquid-solidandliquid-gasinterfacialinteractions.
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RC-2.3:UnderstandtheStructureandSpeciationofMoltenSaltattheAtomicandMolecularScale
Tounderstandhowthestructureanddynamicsofmoltensaltsimpacttheirphysicalandchemicalproperties—suchasviscosity,solubility,volatility,andthermalconductivity—itisnecessarytodeterminethespeciationofsaltcomponentsaswellasthelocalandintermediatestructureatoperationallyrelevanttemperatures.Real-timespectroscopicandelectrochemicalmethodscanalsohelpmonitoringkeychemicalspeciesinsolutionallowingforoptimizationofreactorperformanceandlifetime.
Proposalsarerequestedtotakeadvantageofrecentbreakthroughsinadvancedcharacterizationtoolsandinstrumentationmethodsinconjunctionwithcomputationandpredictivemodelingcapabilities.
q Determinesaltmolecularstructureusingscatteringandspectroscopicmethods;
q Developnovelelectrochemistryandspectroscopymethodsforonlinemonitoringandpredictivemodeling;and
q Developmoltensaltsopticalbasicityscaletodeterminecorrosivityandsolubilityofactinides.
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https://www.ornl.gov/content/molten-salt-chemistry-workshop
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