Technical University of Delft – 8-12 July 2024 – Delft, Netherlands
The Summer School on MSR is organised by TU Delft as part of the EU-funded MIMOSA project‘s training activities.
It is directed at PhD students, post-docs, young scientists and professionals seeking to acquire basic knowledge on the main aspects of the molten salt reactor technology and associated waste management. The programme will cover both scientific and technical aspects, such as neutronics, thermal hydraulics, multi-physics, thermochemistry of the fuel salt, structural materials and corrosion, and reprocessing of the fuel salt.
FEES & REGISTRATION
As of 20 February 2024, the maximum number of participants has been reached. Candidates who sign up hereafter will be placed on a waiting list and notified if a spot becomes available.
- Registration is free for participants affiliated to MIMOSA partner organizations (up to a limit of 40 participants).
- External participants will need to pay a fee of 160 EUR to cover coffee, lunch and the dinner that is included in the programme (up to a limit of 20 participants).
- All participants will need to cover travel to Delft, accommodation and meals not included in the programme.
- To register, please fill in and send the dedicated form. TU Delft will review the request and confirm registration by e-mail. Instructions for payment of the registration fees (160 EUR) by bank transfer will be provided with the e-mail confirmation to external participants.
Contact: mimosasummerschool2024@tudelft.nl
PROGRAMME
Monday, 8 July 2024
12.00-13.00 Welcome, registration, coffee
13.00 – 13.10 Welcome address and practical information
13.10 – 13.20 MIMOSA introduction
Introduction & opportunities for the MSR technology
13.20 – 14.00 Introduction (Gen-IV reactors, MSR history, MSR fuel cycle, fluorides versus chlorides ..)
14.00 – 14.20 Coupling fast chloride MSR with La Hague for the conversion of actinides – a new paradigm
14.15 – 15.00 Multi-recycling scenario analysis and roadmapping, and what can MSR’s do here
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
MSR reactor physics (part I)
15.30 – 16.15 MSR basics: designs, operation, safety aspects (system overview)
16.15– 17.00 MSR neutronics and isotopic evolution of fuel salt (including Cl salts vs F salts and reprocessing)
17.00– 17.30 Talk from start-up company 1 (Thorizon): Pathway to commercialisation and licensing process
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
MSR reactor physics (part II)
8.45 – 9.00 Coffee
9.00 – 9.45 MSR thermal hydraulics
9.45 – 10.30 MSR multi-physics simulations
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Practicals on reactor physics with the LiCore system code to illustrate the behaviour of MSR
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
Salt synthesis, thermochemical and thermo-physical properties
13.30 – 14.15 Synthesis of actinide chlorides for MSR fuel
14.15 – 15.00 Thermochemistry (Basic of phase diagrams, experimental techniques for melting, heat capacity)
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 – 17.00 Practicals on thermodynamic modelling
17.00 – 17.45 Thermophysical Property measurements (density, viscosity, thermal conductivity)
18.00 – 20.00 Poster session + walk-in dinner
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
MSR Structural materials: corrosion, mechanical properties, and irradiation damage
8.45 – 9.00 Coffee
9.00 – 9.45 MSR options for structural materials: an introduction (including alloys and ceramics)
9.45 – 10.30 Basics of Electrochemistry and Salt corrosion of materials (experiments, models, mitigation methods), including post characterization techniques
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.45 Mitigation of corrosion in the frame of MSR (interactive course)
11.45– 12.30 Mechanical properties of structural materials in a MSR
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 14.15 Radiation damage in structural materials (general introduction)
14.15 – 15.00 Out-of-pile studies: Coupled irradiation-corrosion studies with protrons
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 – 16.15 In-pile studies: Neutron irradiation experiments in the HFR (SALIENT) and PIE
16.15 – 17.00 Practical exercises on radiation damage
17.00– 17.30 Talk from start-up company 2 (Seaborg): Experimental corrosion studies under static and dynamic conditions
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Reprocessing, back-end of the fuel cycle
8.45 – 9.00 Coffee
9.00 – 9.45 General introduction on reprocessing options and back-end of the fuel cycle, focus on MSR
9.45 – 10.30 Hydrometallurgical process @ La Hague
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30 Pyrometallurgical processes and separation techniques (e.g. electrochemical extraction): experiments and modelling / Practical exercises on electrochemistry
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
Visits
13.30 – 17.00 Excursion
Friday, 12 July 2024
Production and recovery of valuable isotopes for other applications
8.45 – 9.00 Coffee
9.00 – 9.30 Identification of valuable isotopes (noble gases, rare earths, Pt group metals) for other technological applications, and methods of separation/purification
9.30 – 10.15 Separation and purification of noble metals and noble gases by flotation process
10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break
10.45 – 12.00 Round-up presentation with future outlook on MSR developments
12.00 – 12.30 Closure of the school, including best poster prize