Fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactors: Review of historical milestones, research status, challenges, and outlook

D Jiang, D Zhang, X Li, S Wang, C Wang, H Qin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (FHR) is a Generation IV nuclear energy
system with huge potential for further development. Owing to its unique advantages, such as …

MHD R&D activities for liquid metal blankets

C Mistrangelo, L Bühler, C Alberghi, S Bassini… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
According to the most recently revised European design strategy for DEMO breeding
blankets, mature concepts have been identified that require a reduced technological …

A review of multiphysics tools and methods to evaluate high temperature pebble bed reactors

EM Duchnowski, NR Brown - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The Generation IV high temperature pebble bed reactor has garnered interest over the years
as a viable solution for reducing overall carbon emissions. The potential for enhanced …

Neutronic and thermal-hydraulic calculations under steady state and transient conditions for a generic pebble bed fluoride salt cooled high-temperature reactor

EM Duchnowski, N Satvat, NR Brown - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, we develop multiphysics coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics models for a recently
available generic Fluoride-salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor (FHR) at equilibrium core …

Scaling and distortion analysis using a simple natural circulation loop for FHR development

L Liu, P Peterson, D Zhang, I Johnson, S Qiu… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Integral effects tests (IETs) using simulant fluids are expected to play an important role in
code validation for Fluoride-salt-cooled High-temperature Reactors (FHRs). In this work, a …

Review of the experimental research on the thermal‐hydraulic characteristics in the pebble bed nuclear reactor core and fusion breeder blankets

L Liu, J Deng, D Zhang, H Gu - International Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Merits in the inherent safety characteristics and multiple applications, cause the pebble‐bed‐
type nuclear reactors, including the High‐Temperature Gas‐cooled Reactors, Fluoride‐salt …

The Study of Continuous Core Zoning to Extend the Graphite Component Irradiation Lifespan in Molten Salt Reactor

S Jia, G Zhu, Y Zou, J Guo, Z Xu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Graphite is widely used in molten salt reactors (MSRs) because of its excellent properties.
However, the irradiation lifespan of graphite in MSR is much shorter than the life of a …

Development of a neutron space–time kinetics solver with improved quasi-static method based on OpenFOAM

X Zhou, D Zhang, X Li, J Deng, W Tian, S Qiu… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
To analyze the transient problems for neutronics and make the preparation for high-fidelity
multi-physics simulation. In this study, a neutron space–time kinetics solver called …

Numerical safety analysis on a conceptual design of fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactors under the influence of ocean conditions

L Liu, J Zhang, Z Liu, Z Guo, M Liu, Y Xiao… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
The solid-fuel-type MSR, Fluoride-salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor, presents potential
advantages in passive safety, economics and multi-purpose applications. The FHRs applied …

Numerical study on improved design of passive residual heat removal system for China pressurizer reactor

Y Li, P Song, T Feng, M Wang, D Zhang, W Tian… - … Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
The core residual heat removal system of the pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a vital
facility to ensure the reactor safety, and its failure after shutdown will inevitably lead to the …