Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are a re-emerging reactor technology from the 1950s, with the capability to fulfil global goals of sustainability, safety and proliferation resistance, through the re-use of previously discarded high-level (spent nuclear fuel) waste. With the development of a zero-power reactor, modern instrumentation technology is required to provide online reactor measurements.
This project aims to develop a tailored neutron instrumentation package for use in a zero-power MSR. The use of Monte-Carlo simulations alongside experimental results will play a crucial part in this project, as the neutron detector system is developed from the ground up using modern technology and materials. Both in-core and out-of-core detectors will be looked at during the project, as there are no current off-the-shelf solutions for this reactor type.
Student: Andrew Jones
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