The mixture LiF-ThF4-UF4-PuF3 (77.5e6.6-12.3e3.6 mol%), a fuel option for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR), has been measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for determination of phase transitions, and by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS) for measurement of partial vapour pressures. The boiling point of the mixture was determined by extrapolation of total vapour pressure to 1 bar. Thermodynamic calculations were performed and compared with the experimental results. Novel experimental data on pure plutonium trifluoride are presented: melting point, vaporization enthalpy, vapour pressure and ionization energies by electron impact.

Vaporization behaviour of a PuF3-containing fuel mixture for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor

A. Tosolin;L. Luzzi;
2019-01-01

Abstract

The mixture LiF-ThF4-UF4-PuF3 (77.5e6.6-12.3e3.6 mol%), a fuel option for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR), has been measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for determination of phase transitions, and by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS) for measurement of partial vapour pressures. The boiling point of the mixture was determined by extrapolation of total vapour pressure to 1 bar. Thermodynamic calculations were performed and compared with the experimental results. Novel experimental data on pure plutonium trifluoride are presented: melting point, vaporization enthalpy, vapour pressure and ionization energies by electron impact.
2019
Fluoride fuel, Molten salt reactor, Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry, Vapour pressure, Plutonium trifluoride.
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