In-Class Videos (50 minutes):
- Introduction, Raluca Scarlat, 3 min
- Molten Salt Reactor, historical Oak Ridge video, 21 min
- Why did NASA save the MSRE from oblivion?, 13 min
- Thorium Remix 2016, 15 min: 1:54:46-1:56:04, then 1:16:45-1:29:46, 15 min
Other interesting videos to watch
- Interview with Dick Engel and Syd Ball (MSRE Scientists)
- MSRE Load following
- MSRE: Alvin Weinberg’s Molten Salt Reactor Experiment
Additional optional reading:
- Book: J. Lane. Fluid Fuel Reactors, 1958. – Part II: Molten Salt Reactors
- Article: The MSR in Gen IV: Overview and Perspectives – read section 1 and 2.
Relevant resources:
Molten salt reactor advocates
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