Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7963028 | Journal of Nuclear Materials | 2018 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
A selected composition of the initial fuel of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) is assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for melting point determination and by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS) for vaporization behaviour. Partial vapour pressures and thermodynamic activities of the MSFR fuel mixture are discussed indicating departures from ideal behaviour, and further interpreted by phase equilibria calculations. The boiling point of the mixture is obtained extrapolating vapour pressure experimental results. New results on the vaporization behaviour of pure uranium tetrafluoride are presented, together with the ionization potentials of UF4 by electron impact.
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Authors
A. Tosolin, O. BeneÅ¡, J.-Y. Colle, P. SouÄek, L. Luzzi, R.J.M. Konings,