Are liquid fuel-based reactor designs getting closer?
The international growth of ‘conventional’ nuclear power technology has slowed almost to a halt due to concerns over capital costs and waste disposal strategies. However, alternative technologies are under development; principally several variations on liquid fuel reactors, as Andrew Williams reports.
Article details
Journal title: Energy World
Region: UK
Publisher: Energy Institute
Subjects: Nuclear engineering, Safety, Research and development, Nuclear energy research, Electricity from nuclear fuel, Waste recycling and disposal, Heat transfer, Nuclear waste, Nuclear fission, Nuclear reactors