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EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SPECTRUM [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Molten salt reactors. While not strictly a fast neutron reactor, the uranium fuel is dissolved in the sodium fluoride salt coolant which circulates through graphite core channels to achieve some moderation and an epithermal neutron spectrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Réacteur à sels fondus (RSF ou MSR) […] Le spectre neutronique épithermique est obtenu par le passage du sel dans les canaux d’un bloc de graphite qui délimite la géométrie du cœur […]

Spanish

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