Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Liquid_Fluoride_Thorium_Reactor
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LFTR
gptkbp:advantage high fuel efficiency
inherent safety features
low waste production
proliferation resistance
gptkbp:alternativeTo conventional light water reactors
gptkbp:application electricity generation
hydrogen production
process heat
gptkbp:can_be_refueled online
gptkbp:can_breed uranium-233 from thorium-232
gptkbp:can_use_as_fuel spent nuclear fuel
gptkbp:canBe desalination
gptkbp:coolingSystem beryllium fluoride
liquid fluoride salt
lithium fluoride
gptkbp:core_design no solid fuel rods
gptkbp:designedFor thermal breeder reactor
gptkbp:features freeze plug drain system
gptkbp:fuel_cycle gptkb:thorium_fuel_cycle
gptkbp:fuel_form gptkb:water
gptkbp:fuel_salt_composition LiF-BeF2-ThF4-UF4
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:uranium-233
thorium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor
gptkbp:interest_in gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:neutron_economy thermal spectrum
gptkbp:neutron_moderator graphite
gptkbp:operates atmospheric pressure
at high thermal efficiency
gptkbp:operatingSystem high
gptkbp:proliferation_risk lower than conventional reactors
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Alvin_Weinberg
1950s
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:ORNL-4541
gptkb:ORNL-TM-7207
gptkbp:reactorType molten salt reactor
gptkbp:reduces long-lived radioactive waste
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Molten-Salt_Reactor_Experiment
gptkbp:status not commercially deployed
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:waste_product fission products
small amount of transuranics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Molten_Salt_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5