Lecture 1: History of Molten Salt Reactors

1. Chapter 1 – Introduction, Thomas J. Dolan, UIUC

Lectures 2 & 3: Overview of Molten Salt Coolants in the Nuclear Industry

1. Chapter 12 – Fluid Fuel Reactors Book – Chemical Considerations
2. Chapters 15 and 16 – Fluid Fuel Reactors Book – ARE & Equipment

Lectures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9: Thermodynamics of mixtures

1. Sections 8.2-8.6.4 – General Thermodynamics Book – Chemical Thermodynamics
2. Thermodynamic Assessment of the LiF–NaF–BeF2–ThF4–UF4 System, E. Capelli et al., Journal of Nuclear Materials – Phase Diagram
3. Thermal Conductivity of High Temperature Fluoride Molten Salt Determined by Laser Flash Technique, Xue-Hui An et al., International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer – Thermo-physical properties
4. Optional (but very helpful) Reading: Ternary Phase Diagrams – “Ricci – Guide to Phase Diagrams of the Fluoride Systems”

Lectures 10, 11, 12 & 13: Chemistry of Molten Fluorides

1. Olander, “Redox condition in molten fluoride salts Definition and control,” Journal of Nuclear Materials Volume 300, Issues 2–3, February 2002, Pages 270–272.
2. The Modified Quasi-chemical Model: Part IV. Two-Sublattice Quadruplet Approximation, Arthur D. Pelton et al.
3. Optional Reading: Baes – 1969 – The Chemistry and Thermodynamics of Molten Salt Reactor Fuels
4. Chapter 2 – Gas Solubility in Molten Salts – Advances in Molten Salt Chemistry Volume 3 Book