Direct heat exchanger for molten chloride fast reactor

This invention describes a specific type of nuclear power plant called a molten chloride fast reactor. Instead of solid fuel rods, it uses a liquid fuel salt that circulates through the reactor's core. The design includes a main heat exchanger located outside the core and a separate emergency cooling system, called a decay heat heat exchanger, positioned directly above the core. The fuel salt flows from the core, through the emergency cooler, then the main heat exchanger, and back into the core.

Why it matters: Filed before the recent surge in advanced nuclear reactor development, particularly for molten salt designs. Material science advancements for high-temperature, corrosive molten salt environments and improved computational modeling for passive safety systems have reduced design uncertainties.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedNuclear reactor components, molten salt, radiation shielding

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