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Liquid-Halide Reactor Documents


Recent LFTR Publications


ORNL-TM-2022-2394: 2022-08 (1.8M PDF)
Safeguards for the Lithium Fluoride Thorium Reactor: A Preliminary Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Assessment

EPRI Technical Report 3002005460: 2015-10 (6.4M PDF)
Program on Technology Innovation: Technology Assessment of a Molten Salt Reactor Design

American Scientist, vol 98: 2010-07 (2.0M PDF)
Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactors

The Manchester Report: 2009-10-01 (2.7M PDF)
A Search for the World’s Most Promising Solutions to Climate Change


ORNL Reports about Thorium and Molten-Salt Reactors


ORNL-6952: 1999-09 (828K PDF)
Uses For Uranium-233: What Should Be Kept for Future Needs?

ORNL-5388: 1978-12 (18.4M PDF)
Interim Assessment of the Denatured 233U Fuel Cycle

ORNL-5176: 1977-02 (4.2M PDF, 1.2M OCR)
Engineering Tests of the Metal Transfer Process from MSBR Fuel Salt

ORNL-5143: 1976-11 (1.9M PDF, 462K OCR)
Mass Transfer Coefficients between LiF-BeF2-ThF4 and Bismuth

ORNL-5132: 1976-08 (37.9M PDF, 27.6M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 29, 1976

ORNL-5078: 1976-02 (30.4M PDF, 26.3M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1975

ORNL-5047: 1975-09 (32.1M PDF, 30.7M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1975

ORNL-5018: 1974-12 (49.6M PDF, 3.7M OCR)
Program Plan for the Development of Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors

ORNL-5011: 1975-06 (17.9M PDF, 9.4M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1974

ORNL-4995: 1975-07 (18.2M PDF)
An Assessment of Industrial Energy Options Based on Coal and Nuclear Systems

ORNL-4874: 1972-12 (13.9M PDF)
Development and Construction of a Molybdenum Test Stand

ORNL-4865: 1975-10 (12.8M PDF, 13.5M OCR)
Fission Product Behavior in the MSRE

ORNL-4832: 1973-03 (36.8M PDF, 12.5M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1972

ORNL-4831: 1973-02 (6.5M PDF)
Development of the Variable-Gap Technique for Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of Fluoride Salt Mixtures

ORNL-4830: 1973-01 (9.8M PDF)
The ORNL Automated Orbital Pipe Welding Systems

ORNL-4829: 1972-11 (52.8M PDF, 18.2M OCR)
Intergranular Cracking of INOR-8 in the MSRE

ORNL-4812: 1972-08 (34.2M PDF, 3.8M OCR)
Development Status of Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors

ORNL-4782: 1972-10 (48.2M PDF, 31.5M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 29, 1972

ORNL-4762: 1972-02 (9.9M PDF)
Considerations in the Long Term Management of High-Level Active Wastes

ORNL-4728: 1972-02 (38.2M PDF, 19.5M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1971

ORNL-4676: 1971-08 (57.1M PDF, 15.3M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1971

ORNL-4674: 1972-02 (9.0M PDF, 2.1M OCR)
Reactivity Balance Calculations and Long-Term Reactivity Behavior with 235U in the MSRE

ORNL-4658: 1971-12 (23.4M PDF, 5.8M OCR)
Chemical Aspects of MSRE Operations

ORNL-4628: 1973-05 (13.8M PDF, 8.1M OCR)
ORIGEN – The ORNL Isotope Generation and Depletion Code

ORNL-4622: 1971-01 (34.4M PDF, 18.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1970

ORNL-4616: 1971-01 (4.6M PDF, 2.8M OCR)
Preparation and Handling of Salt Mixtures for the MSRE

ORNL-4577: 1971-08 (3.7M PDF, 3.2M OCR)
Low-Pressure Distillation of a Portion of the Fuel Carrier Salt from the MSRE

ORNL-4575: 1971-06 (4.3M PDF)
Corrosion in Polythermal Loop Systems: Part II

ORNL-4574: 1971-04 (3.6M PDF, 782K OCR)
Molten-Salt Fluoride Volatility Pilot Plant

ORNL-4548: 1970-08 (57.0M PDF, 30.3M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1970

ORNL-4541: 1971-06 (13.2M PDF, 15.7M OCR)
Conceptual Design Study of a Single-Fluid Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor

ORNL-4528: 1970-08 (6.9M PDF, 7.8M OCR)
Two-Fluid Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Design Study

ORNL-4473: 1970-02
Encapsulation of Noble Fission Product Gases in Solid Media

ORNL-4451: 1970-07 (21.9M PDF)
Siting of Fuel Reprocessing Plants and Waste Management Facilities

ORNL-4449: 1970-02 (33.5M PDF, 12.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1969

ORNL-4434: 1971-01 (3.4M PDF)
Low-Pressure Distillation of Molten Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-4415: 1972-11 (1.2M PDF, 287K OCR)
Liquid-Vapor Equilibria in LiF-BeF2 and LiF-BeF2-ThF4 Systems

ORNL-4415: 1969-12
Disposal of Solid Waste from Fuel Reprocessing by Fluidized-Bed Fluoride Volatility

ORNL-4397: 1969-06 (1.4M PDF, 2.0M OCR)
Analysis of Transients in the MSRE System with 233U Fuel

ORNL-4396: 1969-08 (40.6M PDF, 19.8M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1969

ORNL-4389: 1969-05 (5.5M PDF)
Gas Transport in MSRE Moderator Graphite: Parts II and III

ORNL-4371: 1969-03 (4.9M PDF)
Preparation of Enriching Salt 7LiF-233UF4 for Refueling the Molten Salt Reactor

ORNL-4345: 1969-01
Temperature Profiles within Cylinders Containing Internal Heat Sources

ORNL-4344: 1969-02 (47.0M PDF, 11.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1968

ORNL-4327: 1968-12 (2.8M PDF, 330K OCR)
Mechanical Properties of Artificial Graphites–A Survey Report

ORNL-4257: 1968-07 (2.1M PDF)
An EMF Study of LiF-BeF2 Solutions

ORNL-4254: 1968-08 (30.2M PDF, 11.4M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 29, 1968

ORNL-4233: 1968-02 (4.8M PDF)
Zero-Power Physics Experiments on the MSRE

ORNL-4224: 1968-11 (4.3M PDF)
Fluorination of Falling Droplets of Molten Fluoride Salt as a Means of Recovering Uranium and Plutonium

ORNL-4191: 1967-12 (42.1M PDF, 25.0M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1967

ORNL-4148: 1967-09 (3.4M PDF)
Gas Transport in MSRE Moderator Graphite: Part I

ORNL-4123: 1967-07 (3.7M PDF)
MSRE Control Elements: Manufacture, Inspection, Drawings and Specifications

ORNL-4119: 1967-07 (21.4M PDF, 4.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1967

ORNL-4076: 1967-03 (18.1M PDF)
Reactor Chemistry Division: Annual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1966

ORNL-4069: 1967-06 (4.0M PDF)
Development of a Model for Computing 135Xe Migration in the MSRE

ORNL-4037: 1967-01 (34.1M PDF, 16.7M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1966

ORNL-3996: 1966-08 (10.5M PDF)
Design Studies of 1000 MWe Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors

ORNL-3936: 1966-06 (33.2M PDF, 19.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1966

ORNL-3913: 1966-03 (18.8M PDF)
Reactor Chemistry Division: Annual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1965

ORNL-3872: 1965-12 (28.8M PDF, 4.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1965

ORNL-3812: 1965-05 (50.1M PDF, 5.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1965

ORNL-3804: 1965-05 (1.1M PDF)
Rare-Earth Halides

ORNL-3791: 1966-01 (9.4M PDF)
Preliminary Design Study of a Continuous Fluorination-Vacuum Distillation System for an MSBR

ORNL-3708: 1964-11 (66.4M PDF, 24.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending July 31, 1964

ORNL-3661: 1964-08 (2.7M PDF)
Influence of Several Metallurgical Variables on the Tensile Properties of Hastelloy N

ORNL-3626: 1964-05 (38.6M PDF, 4.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending January 31, 1964

ORNL-3596: 1964-06 (555K PDF)
Adaptation of the Fused-Salt Fluoride-Volatility Process to the Recovery of Uranium from Al-U Alloy Fuel

ORNL-3594: 1964-08 (7.5M PDF)
Molten-Salt Solvents for Fluoride Volatility Processing of Al-Matrix Nuclear Fuel Elements

ORNL-3593: 1964-04 (6.3M PDF)
Mechanical Properties of Some Refractory Metals and their Alloys

ORNL-3584: 1964-05 (6.0M PDF, 980K OCR)
A Potassium-Steam Binary Vapor Cycle for Nuclear Power Plants

ORNL-3544: 1964-01 (949K PDF, 124K OCR)
Reduction of UF6 Retention on Beds of MgF2 Used for Removal of TcF6

ORNL-3529: 1963-12 (34.5M PDF, 4.4M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending July 31, 1963

ORNL-3500: 1963-11-22 (2.4M PDF)
Fabrication of the Heat Exchanger Tube Bundle for the MSRE

ORNL-3495: 1963-11-22 (624K PDF)
Review of Thorium Reserves in Granitic Rock and Processing of Thorium Ores

ORNL-3494: 1963-11-14 (2.1M PDF, 1.2M OCR)
An Experimental Study of Sorption of UF6 by NaF Pellets

ORNL-3419: 1963-05 (31.5M PDF, 8.5M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending January 31, 1963

ORNL-3411: 1963-08-13 (1.3M PDF)
Review of Electronic Absorption Spectra of Molten Salts

ORNL-3391: 1963-08 (3.8M PDF)
Mixtures of Metals with Molten Salts

ORNL-3373: 1962-12 (6.4M PDF)
Thermal Analysis of Fused Salt Phase Equilibria

ORNL-3369: 1962-12 (24.7M PDF, 5.7M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1962

ORNL-3298: 1962-09 (3.6M PDF)
Recovery of PuF6 by Fluorination of Fused Fluoride Salts

ORNL-3293: 1962-10-12 (1.6M PDF)
Thermodynamic Properties of Molten-Salt Solutions

ORNL-3282: 1962-07 (26.2M PDF, 5.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1962

ORNL-3253: 1962-02-09 (1.9M PDF)
Corrosion of Mark-1 INOR-8 Hydrofluorinator and Mark III Nickel Fluorinator after 14 Dissolution Runs

ORNL-3144: 1961-07-11 (4.7M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending April 30, 1961

ORNL-3215: 1961-12 (26.2M PDF, 5.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1961

ORNL-3124: 1961-06-01 (1.1M PDF)
INOR-8-Graphite-Fused Salt Compatibility Test

ORNL-3122: 1961-06 (34.7M PDF, 5.4M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1961

ORNL-3029: 1960-12-16 (4.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1960

ORNL-3014: 1960-12 (8.3M PDF, 2.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending July 31, 1960

ORNL-2985: 1960-09 (4.7M PDF)
The Feasibility of an Unattended Nuclear Power Plant

ORNL-2982: 1961-01-20 (2.8M PDF)
Self-Diffusion of Chromium in Nickel-Base Alloys

ORNL-2973: 1960-09 (13.1M PDF, 5.1M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Periods Ending January 31 and April 30, 1960

ORNL-2942: 1960-07-12 (3.3M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending April 30, 1960

ORNL-2896: 1960-12 (7.6M PDF)
Phase Equilibria in Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Fuels

ORNL-2890: 1960-03 (10.3M PDF, 4.5M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1959

ORNL-2840:
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1959

ORNL-2833: 1961-11-01 (4.3M PDF)
Corrosion Associated with Hydrofluorination in the ORNL Fluoride Volatility Process

ORNL-2832: 1961-06 (21.4M PDF)
Corrosion Associated with Fluorination in the ORNL Fluoride Volatility Process

ORNL-2799: 1959-10 (15.5M PDF, 5.0M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending July 31, 1959

ORNL-2796: 1960-03-08 (1.6M PDF)
Experimental Molten-Salt-Fueled 30 MWe Power Reactor

ORNL-2780: 1961-01-10 (2.5M PDF)
Mechanical Properties of INOR-8

ORNL-2760: 1959-08-11 (1.1M PDF)
Welding of Nickel-Molybdenum Alloys

ORNL-2751: 1959-09-16 (5.8M PDF)
Characteristics of Spherical, Homogeneous, Two-Region, Molten-Fluoride-Salt Reactors

ORNL-2749: 1959-10-13 (346K PDF)
Solubility Relations Among Rare-Earth Fluorides in Selected Molten-Salt Solvents

ORNL-2723: 1959-06 (10.9M PDF, 3.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending April 30, 1959

ORNL-2719: 1959-08-17
Phase Equilibria in the System UF4-ThF4 and LiF-UF4-ThF4

ORNL-2711:
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending March 31, 1959

ORNL-2684: 1959-03 (13.0M PDF, 5.9M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending January 31, 1959

ORNL-2677: 1959-09 (4.4M PDF, 447K OCR)
Aluminum Chloride as a Thermodynamic Working Fluid and Heat Transfer Medium

ORNL-2661: 1959-04 (5.0M PDF)
The Fused-Salt/Fluoride Volatility Process for Recovering Uranium

ORNL-2658: 1959-04 (5.4M PDF)
Measurements Through a Hot Cell Window Using Optical Tooling

ORNL-2634: 1958-12 (20.6M PDF)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program Status Report

ORNL-2626: 1959-01 (12.7M PDF, 9.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1958

ORNL-2605: 1959-10 (6.6M PDF)
Gas-Cooled, Molten-Salt Heat Exchanger Design Study

ORNL-2599:
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 30, 1958

ORNL-2551: 1958-09-10 (38.4M PDF, 8.8M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1958

ORNL-2548: 1959-11 (11.2M PDF, 7.1M OCR)
Phase Diagrams of Nuclear Reactor Materials

ORNL-2536: 1958-08-01 (3.6M PDF, 6.1M OCR)
A Zero-Power Reflector-Moderated Reactor Experiment at Elevated Temperature

ORNL-2530: 1959-11 (5.6M PDF)
Solubility and Stability of PuF3 in Fused-Alkali-Fluoride-Beryllium Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-2524: 1959-11 (3.2M PDF)
Influence of Composition upon the 1500F Creep-Rupture Strength and Microstructure of Mo-Cr-Fe-Ni-Base Alloys

ORNL-2517: 1958-08-20 (6.5M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 31, 1958

ORNL-2474: 1958-05 (21.4M PDF, 17.8M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending January 31, 1958

ORNL-2465: 1958-11-21 (3.9M PDF)
Termination Report for Construction of the ART Facility

ORNL-2464: 1960-03-04 (4.6M PDF)
ART Removal and Disassembly

ORNL-2442: 1958-03-14 (734K PDF)
Thermal Stress Analysis of the ART Heat Exchanger Channels and Header Pipes

ORNL-2440: 1958-04-15 (13.7M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1957

ORNL-2431: 1958-02-07 (10.0M PDF, 1.3M OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1957

ORNL-2396: 1959-11 (5.2M PDF, 6.4M OCR)
Guide to the Phase Diagrams of the Fluoride Systems

ORNL-2387: 1958-02 (53.7M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 30, 1957

ORNL-2378: 1957-12-27 (7.1M PDF, 366K OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactor Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 1, 1957

ORNL-2376: 1957-12-10 (3.9M PDF)
ART Fuel Pump and Xenon Removal System Development, Test Evaluation, and Aircraft Application

ORNL-2374: 1957-08-28 (635K PDF)
Some Aspects of the Behavior of Fission Products in Molten-Fluoride Reactor Fuels

ORNL-2373: 1957-08-13 (1.1M PDF)
Effect of Radiation on Corrosion of Structural Materials by Molten Fluorides

ORNL-2353: 1958-04-03 (47K PDF)
Shield Plug Assembly for the ART Fuel Pumps

ORNL-2349: 1957-12-20 (2.2M PDF)
Aircraft Reactor Experiment – Metallurgical Aspects

ORNL-2348: 1958-02-15 (2.2M PDF, 5.9M OCR)
Components of the Fused-Salt and Sodium Circuits of the ARE

ORNL-2340: 1957-09-11 (55.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1957

ORNL-2338: 1961-01-03 (7.2M PDF)
Interim Report on Corrosion by Zirconium-Base Fluorides

ORNL-2337: 1959-03-20 (4.3M PDF)
Interim Report on Corrosion by Alkali-Metal Fluorides: Work to May 1, 1953

ORNL-2295: 1957-06-24 (6.1M PDF)
Phase Equilibrium Diagrams for Fused Salt Systems

ORNL-2278: 1957-06-28 (3.2M PDF)
Viscosity Measurements on Molten Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-2274: 1957-07-05 (14.3M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 31, 1957

ORNL-2264: 1957-06-04 (11.3M PDF)
Inconel as a Structural Material for a High-Temperature Fused-Salt Reactor

ORNL-2221: 1957-03-26 (44.4M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1956, part 6

ORNL-2221: 1957-03-12 (14.2M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1956, part 1-5

ORNL-2199: 1957-04 (3.9M PDF)
Investigation of Fluid Flow in the ART and Other Reflector-Moderator Reactor Cores

ORNL-2198: 1957-01-31 (3.0M PDF)
Analytical and Experimental Studies of the Temperature Structure Within the ART Core

ORNL-2192: 1958-10-23 (5.4M PDF)
Optical Properties and X-Ray Diffraction Data for Some Inorganic Fluoride and Chloride Compounds

ORNL-2183: 1957-01-24 (1.2M PDF)
Dissolution of U-Zr Fuel Elements in Fused NaF-ZrF4

ORNL-2157: 1956-12 (49.5M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1956

ORNL-2156: 1957-04-26 (1.1M PDF)
Corrosion Products Formed in the Reaction Between Fused Sodium Hydroxide and Iron-Rich Alloys of Fe, Cr, and Ni

ORNL-2150: 1956-08-23 (7.3M PDF)
A Physical Property Summary for ANP Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-2116: 1956-07-27 (4.5M PDF)
Measurement and Analysis of the Holdup of Gas Mixtures by Charcoal Traps

ORNL-2106: 1956-09 (37.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 10, 1956

ORNL-2103: 1956-09-21 (5.9M PDF)
Compatibility Tests of Materials for Use in Bearings, Seals, and Valves in Fused Fluoride Salts at 1200F

ORNL-2095: 1956-05 (18.9M PDF)
Design Report on the Aircraft Reactor Test

ORNL-2061: 1956-05-23 (25.7M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1956

ORNL-2048: 1956-03 (5.8M PDF)
Corrosion of Materials in Fused Hydroxides

ORNL-2012: 1956-02-20 (14.5M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1955

ORNL-1976: 1956-02-29 (943K PDF)
Steady-State Control Characteristics of Chemical-Nuclear Aircraft Power Plants

ORNL-1965: 1957-01-15 (2.9M PDF)
A Fluoride Fuel In-Pile Loop Experiment

ORNL-1956: 1956-01-11 (6.4M PDF)
Enthalpies and Heat Capacities of Solid and Molten Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-1955: 1956-06-14 (2.7M PDF)
Fabrication of Heat Exchangers and Radiators for High-Temperature Reactor Applications

ORNL-1947: 1955-10 (35.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1955

ORNL-1933: 1955-09-29 (727K PDF)
Application of Temperature Solutions for Forced Convection Systems with Volume Heat Sources

ORNL-1924: 1956-02-06 (703K PDF)
A Theoretical Study of 135Xe Poisoning Kinetics in Fluid-Fueled, Gas-Sparged Nuclear Reactors

ORNL-1896: 1955-07 (48.7M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 10, 1955

ORNL-1868: 1959-04-02 (5.8M PDF)
Disassembly and Postoperative Examination of the Aircraft Reactor Experiment

ORNL-1864: 1955-04-21 (18.9M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1955

ORNL-1845: 1955-09 (19.9M PDF)
Operation of the Aircraft Reactor Experiment

ORNL-1835: 1955-01 (10.5M PDF)
Aircraft Reactor Test Hazards Summary Report

ORNL-1816: 1955-01 (43.5M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1954

ORNL-1810: 1955-10-12 (1.3M PDF)
Some Economic Aspects of Thorium Breeder Reactors

ORNL-1808: 1955-09-19 (857K PDF)
Design Calculations for a Miniature High-Temperature In-Pile Circulating Fuel Loop

ORNL-1777: 1955-02-01 (2.3M PDF)
Fused Salt Heat Transfer Part 2: Forced Convection Heat Transfer in FLiNaK

ORNL-1771: 1954-10 (26.5M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1954

ORNL-1770: 1954-11-22 (2.1M PDF)
Preliminary Critical Assemblies of the Reflector Moderator Reactor

ORNL-1769: 1954-11-15 (674K PDF, 375K OCR)
Free Convection in Fluids Having a Volume Heat Source

ORNL-1729: 1954-07 (16.8M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 10, 1954

ORNL-1721: 1954-05 (10.0M PDF)
ORNL Aircraft Nuclear Power Plant Designs

ORNL-1716: 1954-11-08 (908K PDF)
Turbulent Heat Transfer from a Molten Fluoride Salt Mixture to NaK in a Double-Tube Heat Exchanger

ORNL-1712: 1954-05-05 (260K PDF)
Optical Properties of Some Inorganic Fluoride and Chloride Compounds

ORNL-1711: 1954-05-10 (458K PDF)
Present Status of the Investigation of Aqueous Solutions Suitable for a Thorium Breeder Blanket

ORNL-1702: 1954-07-19 (1.2M PDF)
A Summary of Density Measurements on Molten Fluoride Mixtures and a Correlation for Predicting Densities

ORNL-1701: 1954-05-11 (657K PDF)
Forced Convection Heat Transfer Between Parallel Plates and in Annuli with Volume Heat Sources within the Fluids

ORNL-1692: 1954-04 (17.4M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1954

ORNL-1653: 1954-01-07 (5.4M PDF)
Enthalpies and Specific Heats of Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Hydroxides at High Temperatures

ORNL-1649: 1954-01 (25.9M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1953

ORNL-1634: 1953-10-18 (3.4M PDF)
Preliminary Critical Assembly for the Aircraft Reactor Experiment

ORNL-1615: 1953-10-22 (2.9M PDF)
Critical Experiments on Direct Cycle Aircraft Reactor

ORNL-1609: 1953-10 (17.0M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1953

ORNL-1592: 1953-08-18 (6.3M PDF)
Chemical Methods for the Separation of Lithium Isotopes

ORNL-1567: 1953-10-06 (654K PDF, 246K OCR)
Heavy Isotope Buildup in Core of 233U Breeder

ORNL-1556: 1953-07 (17.9M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 10, 1953

ORNL-1535: 1953-08-10 (3.1M PDF)
Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer Analysis of the Aircraft Reactor Experiment

ORNL-1517: 1954-01-22 (1.1M PDF)
The Moderator Cooling System for the Reflector-Moderated Reactor

ORNL-1515: 1953-04 (6.3M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1953

ORNL-1495: 1953-03 (4.2M PDF)
General Information Concerning Hydroxides

ORNL-1491: 1953-03-17 (3.8M PDF)
Corrosion by Molten Fluorides

ORNL-1490: 1953-02-27 (2.4M PDF)
General Information Concerning Fluorides

ORNL-1463: 1953-02-26 (1.1M PDF)
Methods of Fabrication of Control and Safety Element Components for the ARE and HRE

ORNL-1439: 1953-01 (22.1M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1952

ORNL-1395: 1952-12 (755K PDF, 541K OCR)
Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Pipes with Volume Heat Sources within the Fluids

ORNL-1375: 1952-11 (18.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1952

ORNL-1370: 1952-10 (1.4M PDF)
Turbulent Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Circular Tubes containing Molten Sodium Hydroxide

ORNL-1368: 1952-09-23 (884K PDF, 457K OCR)
Some Effects of Transmutation Products on U233 Breeder Pile Operation

ORNL-1294: 1952-08 (23.1M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 10, 1952

ORNL-1287: 1953-03-31 (1.7M PDF)
A Design Study of a Nuclear-Powered Airplane in which Circulating Fuel is Piped Directly

ORNL-1252: 1952-02-19 (2.2M PDF)
General Information Concerning Fluorides

ORNL-1234: 1952-06-02 (9.2M PDF)
Reactor Program of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project

ORNL-1227: 1952-05 (30.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1952

ORNL-1170: 1952-02 (35.4M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1951

ORNL-1154: 1951-12 (23.9M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1951

ANP-65:
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 10, 1951

ORNL-1030: 1951-06-19 (616K PDF, 184K OCR)
An Investigation of ThF4-Fused-Salt Solutions for Homogeneous Breeder Reactors

ANP-60: (65.5M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1951

ORNL-0980: 1951-03-27 (3.9M PDF)
Dry Fluoride Process Status Report

ORNL-0919: 1951-02-26 (25.1M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1950

ORNL-0858: 1950-12-05 (9.6M PDF)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending August 1, 1950

ORNL-0768: 1950-08-14 (7.9M PDF, 8.5M OCR)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending May 31, 1950

ORNL-0684: 1950-04-26 (981K PDF, 139K OCR)
The Atomic Powered Aircraft, January 1950

ORNL-0629: (20.4M PDF, 3.6M OCR)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending February 28, 1950

ORNL-0528: 1950-01 (3.4M PDF, 572K OCR)
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending November 30, 1949


ORNL Technical Memoranda Related to the Molten-Salt Reactor Program


ORNL-TM-2009-181: 2009-08 (7.3M PDF)
An Account of ORNL’s Thirteen Nuclear Reactors

ORNL-TM-2006-114: 2006-08 (1.1M PDF)
Assessment of Nuclear Hydrogen Synergies with Energy Processes

ORNL-TM-13553: 1999-06 (4.8M PDF)
Disposition Options for Uranium-233

ORNL-TM-13552: 1998-04 (6.5M PDF)
Strategy for the Future Use and Disposition of Uranium-233

ORNL-TM-13524: 1997-11 (220K PDF)
Isotopic Dilution Requirements for 233U Criticality Safety in Processing and Disposal Facilities

ORNL-TM-13517: 1998-03 (776K PDF)
Definition of Weapons-Usable Uranium-233

ORNL-TM-13142: 1996-01 (3.5M PDF, 697K OCR)
A Descriptive Model of the MSRE After Shutdown

ORNL-TM-12925: 1995-03 (2.7M PDF)
Materials Considerations for Molten-Salt Accelerator-Based Pu Conversion Systems

ORNL-TM-12436: 1993-09
Tensile and Creep Tests on a Single Heat of Alloy 800H

ORNL-TM-12430: 1993-09
Use of the MCM for Analysis of Alloy 800H Rupture Data

ORNL-TM-12429: 1993-10
Final Analysis of ORNL Creep-Rupture and Tensile Data on 2.25 Cr-1 Mo Steel

ORNL-TM-11955: 1992-02 (3.9M PDF)
Literature Information Applicable to the Reaction of Uranium Oxides with Chlorine to Prepare Uranium Tetrachloride

ORNL-TM-11792: 1991-11 (3.4M PDF)
Reaction of Uranium Oxides with Chlorine and Carbon or CO to Prepare Uranium Chlorides

ORNL-TM-9780-V1: 1986-09 (1.8M PDF)
Nuclear Power Options Viability Study–Volume I: Executive Summary

ORNL-TM-9780-V2: 1986-09 (8.1M PDF)
Nuclear Power Options Viability Study–Volume II: Reactor Concepts, Descriptions, and Assessments

ORNL-TM-9780-V3: 1986-09 (7.6M PDF)
Nuclear Power Options Viability Study–Volume III: Nuclear Discipline Topics

ORNL-TM-9780-V4: 1986-09 (6.3M PDF)
Nuclear Power Options Viability Study–Volume IV: Bibliography

ORNL-TM-9756: 1985-09 (5.0M PDF, 1.1M OCR)
Extended Storage-in-Place of MSRE Fuel Salt and Flush Salt

ORNL-TM-9337: 1985-02
Mechanical Properties of Inconel 617 and 618

ORNL-TM-8298: 1982-12 (3.7M PDF, 336K OCR)
Thermal-Convection-Loop Study of the Corrosion of Fe-Ni-Cr Alloys by Molten
NaNO3-KNO3

ORNL-TM-7207: 1980-07 (9.1M PDF, 948K OCR)
Conceptual Design Characteristics of a Denatured Molten-Salt Reactor with Once-Through Fueling

ORNL-TM-6763: 1979-06
Molten Salt Processes Applied to Ceramic Fuels

ORNL-TM-6474: 1978-10 (11.9M PDF)
Radiological Assessment of Thorium Mining and Milling

ORNL-TM-6415: 1979-03 (8.9M PDF, 892K OCR)
Development Status and Potential Program for Development of Proliferation-Resistant Molten-Salt Reactors

ORNL-TM-6413: 1978-08 (3.6M PDF, 478K OCR)
Molten-Salt Reactors for Efficient Nuclear Fuel Utilization without Plutonium Separation

ORNL-TM-6282: 1978-04 (3.1M PDF)
Thermodynamics of Carbon in Nickel-Based Multicomponent Solid Solutions

ORNL-TM-6002: 1977-10 (5.2M PDF, 1.4M OCR)
Status of Tellurium-Hastelloy-N Studies in Molten-Fluoride Salts

ORNL-TM-5927: 1977-11 (2.2M PDF)
Expansion Potential for Existing Nuclear Power Station Sites

ORNL-TM-5920: 1978-01 (5.5M PDF, 1.6M OCR)
Status of Materials Development for Molten-Salt-Reactors

ORNL-TM-5783: 1977-05 (2.5M PDF, 863K OCR)
Compatibility Studies of Potential Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Materials in Molten Fluoride Salts

ORNL-TM-5782: 1977-04 (4.5M PDF, 402K OCR)
The Corrosion of Type 316 Stainless Steel to Li2BeF4

ORNL-TM-5781: 1977-05 (6.8M PDF)
Corrosion of Several Metals in Supercritical Steam at 538 C

ORNL-TM-5759: 1977-04 (3.1M PDF, 609K OCR)
Distribution and Behavior of Tritium in the Coolant-Salt Technology Facility

ORNL-TM-5741: 1977-05 (1.1M PDF)
Importance of Billet Microstructure in the Hot Extrusion of 2% Ti-Hastelloy N

ORNL-TM-5697: 1977-02 (1.3M PDF)
Production of Homogeneous Titanium-Hastelloy N Alloys

ORNL-TM-5682: 1977-01 (1.4M PDF, 246K OCR)
Survey of Technology for Storage of Thermal Energy in Heat Transfer Salt

ORNL-TM-5565: 1977-01 (9.7M PDF)
Assessment of the Thorium Fuel Cycle in Power Reactors

ORNL-TM-5540: 1976-11 (9.8M PDF)
System Design Description of Forced-Convection Molten-Salt Corrosion Loops MSR-FCL-3 and MSR-FCL-4

ORNL-TM-5503: 1976-11 (5.6M PDF)
Temperature Gradient Compatibility Tests of Some Refractory Metals and Alloys in Bi and Bi-Li Solutions

ORNL-TM-5335: 1976-10 (1.9M PDF)
Heat Transfer Measurements in a Forced Convection Loop with Two Molten-Fluoride Salts

ORNL-TM-5325: 1976-04 (3.7M PDF, 364K OCR)
Evaluation of Alternate Secondary (and Tertiary) Coolants for the MSBR

ORNL-TM-5253: 1976-07 (778K PDF, 280K OCR)
Conceptual Design of a Continuous Fluorinator Experimental Facility (CFEF)

ORNL-TM-5252:
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 23

ORNL-TM-5104: 1976-03 (4.2M PDF)
A Study of Tritium Removal from Fusion Reactor Blankets of Molten-Salt and Lithium-Aluminum

ORNL-TM-5050: 1976-11 (1.7M PDF, 284K OCR)
On Nuclear Fuel, Mass Balances, Conversion Ratio, Doubling Time, and Uncertainty

ORNL-TM-4894: 1976-03 (14.9M PDF, 10.5M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 21

ORNL-TM-4870: 1976-01 (12.8M PDF, 8.1M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 20

ORNL-TM-4863: 1975-07 (5.8M PDF, 1.8M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 19

ORNL-TM-4804: 1975-04 (2.3M PDF)
A Method for Calculating the Steady-State Distribution of Tritium in an MSBR Plant

ORNL-TM-4802: 1975-06 (2.4M PDF)
The Molten-Salt Reactor Information System

ORNL-TM-4698: 1975-03 (4.8M PDF, 1.2M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 18

ORNL-TM-4552: 1974-08 (921K PDF)
Corrosion of Several Iron and Nickel-Base Alloys in Supercritical Steam at 1000F

ORNL-TM-4380: 1973-12 (6.6M PDF)
Influence of Aging on the Impact Properties of Hastelloy N

ORNL-TM-4308: 1973-03 (1.0M PDF, 304K OCR)
Density and Viscosity of Several Molten Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-TM-4286: 1972-12 (12.6M PDF)
Alloy Compatibility with LiF-BeF2 Salts Containing ThF4 and UF4

ORNL-TM-4272: 1972-12 (13.8M PDF)
Compatibility of Brazing Alloys and the Molten Salt NaBF4-NaF at 610 C

ORNL-TM-4271: 1972-12 (6.9M PDF)
Mass Transfer Between Hastelloy-N and a Molten NaBF4 Mixture in a Thermal Convection Loop

ORNL-TM-4221: 1972-12 (2.3M PDF)
A Forced-Circulation Loop for Corrosion Studies: Hastelloy-N Compatibility with NaBF4-NaF

ORNL-TM-4210: 1976-09 (2.4M PDF, 202K OCR)
MRPP – Multi-Region Processing Plant Code

ORNL-TM-4189: 1972-12 (12.4M PDF)
Evaluation of Hastelloy-N Alloys After Nine Years Exposure to Both a Molten Fluoride Salt and Air

ORNL-TM-4188: 1972-12 (3.6M PDF)
Effect of FeF2 Addition on Mass Transfer in a Hastelloy N/LiF-BeF2-UF4 Thermal Convection Loop System

ORNL-TM-4179: 1973-05 (1.7M PDF, 418K OCR)
Improved Representation of Some Aspects of Circulating-Fuel Reactor Kinetics

ORNL-TM-4178:
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 17

ORNL-TM-4174: 1972-12 (34.2M PDF, 13.4M OCR)
Post-Irradiation Examination of Materials from the MSRE

ORNL-TM-4173: 1972-12 (7.5M PDF)
Influence of Various Alloying Additions on the Strength of Nickel-Base Alloys

ORNL-TM-4172: 1972-12 (2.3M PDF)
Corrosion of Type 304L Stainless Steel and Hastelloy-N by Mixtures of BF3, Air, and Argon

ORNL-TM-4122: 1972-12 (1.6M PDF)
Development of a Venturi-Type Bubble Generator for Use in the MSR Xenon Removal System

ORNL-TM-4079: 1973-03 (4.1M PDF)
Forced-Convection Heat-Transfer Measurements with a Molten Fluoride Mixture Flowing in a Smooth Tube

ORNL-TM-4056: 1972-12 (1.5M PDF)
The Equilibrium of Dilute UF3 Solutions Contained in Graphite

ORNL-TM-4047: 1972-12 (1.8M PDF)
Molten Salts as Blanket Fluids in Controlled Fusion Reactors

ORNL-TM-4020:
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 16

ORNL-TM-4019:
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 15

ORNL-TM-3964: 1972-12 (3.1M PDF)
Neutron-Induced Transmutation of High-Level Radioactive Waste

ORNL-TM-3963: 1972-12 (2.8M PDF, 533K OCR)
Zero Power Experiments with 233U in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-3939: 1972-12 (4.9M PDF)
MSR Component Replacements Using Remote Cutting and Welding Techniques

ORNL-TM-3884: 1972-12 (5.5M PDF, 1.5M OCR)
The Migration of a Class of Fission Products (Noble Metals) in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-3866: 1972-10 (13.8M PDF)
Corrosion and Mass Transfer Characteristics of NaBF4-NaF in Hastelloy-N

ORNL-TM-3863: 1973-01 (6.4M PDF)
Design and Operation of a Forced-Circulation Corrosion Test Facility Employing Hastelloy-N and NaBF4 Salt

ORNL-TM-3832: 1972-06 (4.3M PDF)
Design Studies of a Molten-Salt Reactor Demonstration Plant

ORNL-TM-3777: 1972-12 (1.7M PDF)
Heat Transfer Salt for High-Temperature Steam Generation

ORNL-TM-3767: 1972-05-05 (2.5M PDF, 827K OCR)
Hybrid Computer Simulation of the MSBR

ORNL-TM-3763: 1972-04 (849K PDF)
Estimated Behavior of Titanium in MSBR Chemical Processing Systems

ORNL-TM-3718: 1972-04 (6.7M PDF)
Mass Transfer Between Small Bubbles and Liquids in Cocurrent Turbulent Pipeline Flow

ORNL-TM-3609: 1971-12 (2.0M PDF)
A Study of the Adherence of Tungsten and Molybdenum Coatings

ORNL-TM-3595: 1971-12 (15.4M PDF)
Indexed Abstracts of Selected References on Molten-Salt Reactor Technology

ORNL-TM-3579: 1972-05 (5.0M PDF, 819K OCR)
Design and Cost Study of a Fluorination-Reductive Extraction-Metal Transfer Processing Plant for the MSBR

ORNL-TM-3563: 1971-11 (1.5M PDF, 163K OCR)
Availability of Natural Resources for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors

ORNL-TM-3561: 1971-09 (932K PDF)
Remote Inspection of Welded Joints

ORNL-TM-3548: 1971-11 (842K PDF)
The Long-Term Hazard of Radioactive Wastes Produced by Enriched Uranium, U/Pu, and Th/U Fuel Cycles

ORNL-TM-3528: 1971-08 (1.7M PDF)
Solution of the Equation Describing the Interface Between Two Fluids for Volume and Pressure Between Drops

ORNL-TM-3524: 1971-10 (9.4M PDF, 3.4M OCR)
Operation of the Sampler-Enricher in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-3515: 1971-08 (639K PDF)
Status of Noble-Gas Removal and Disposal

ORNL-TM-3488: 1971-10 (3.5M PDF)
Mass Transfer Between Hastelloy-N and Haynes Alloy No. 25 in a Molten Sodium Fluoroborate Mixture

ORNL-TM-3464: 1971-10 (5.3M PDF, 766K OCR)
Xenon Behavior in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-3428: 1971-07 (1.3M PDF)
Estimated Cost of Adding a Third Salt-Circulation Loop for Controlling Tritium Migration in the 1000-MWe MSBR

ORNL-TM-3359: 1971-09 (3.8M PDF)
ROD: A Nuclear and Fuel-cycle Analysis Code for Circulating-Fuel Reactors

ORNL-TM-3352: 1972-12 (12.2M PDF, 3.2M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 10

ORNL-TM-3344: 1972-09 (9.1M PDF)
Experience with Sodium Fluoroborate Circulation in an MSRE-Scale Facility

ORNL-TM-3321: 1971-07 (3.6M PDF)
Thermal Stability of Titanium-Modified Hastelloy-N at 650 and 760 C

ORNL-TM-3303: 1971-08 (1.5M PDF)
Further Discussion of Instrumentation and Controls Development Needed for the MSBR

ORNL-TM-3259: 1972-12 (10.3M PDF, 4.2M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 9

ORNL-TM-3258: 1972-05 (8.0M PDF, 1.1M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 8

ORNL-TM-3257: 1972-02-10 (6.0M PDF, 2.0M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 7

ORNL-TM-3253: 1971-02 (2.1M PDF, 535K OCR)
MSRE Procedures for the Period Between Examination and Ultimate Disposal

ORNL-TM-3229: 1970-11 (2.6M PDF, 1.0M OCR)
Fluid Dynamic Studies of the MSRE Core

ORNL-TM-3177: 1970-11 (2.9M PDF)
Molten-Salt Breeder Experiment Design Bases

ORNL-TM-3151: 1972-08 (9.1M PDF)
A Study of Fission Products in the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment by Gamma Spectrometry

ORNL-TM-3145: 1971-03 (6.3M PDF)
Thermal Radiation Transfer of Afterheat in MSBR Heat Exchangers

ORNL-TM-3144: 1970-09 (2.4M PDF)
Fluorine Production and Recombination in Frozen MSR Salts after Reactor Operation

ORNL-TM-3141: 1971-12 (13.0M PDF, 2.1M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 6

ORNL-TM-3140: 1971-10 (9.1M PDF, 1.5M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 5

ORNL-TM-3139: 1971-08 (21.5M PDF, 5.4M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 4

ORNL-TM-3138: 1971-05 (11.1M PDF, 4.0M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 3

ORNL-TM-3137: 1971-02 (17.7M PDF, 5.0M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 2

ORNL-TM-3102: 1971-05 (1.2M PDF, 482K OCR)
MSBR Control Studies: Analog Simulation Program

ORNL-TM-3064: 1971-01 (24.8M PDF)
Influence of Ti, Zr, and Hf Additions on the Resistance of Modified Hastelloy-N to Irradiation Damage

ORNL-TM-3063: 1971-03 (12.2M PDF)
An Evaluation of the MSRE Hastelloy-N Surveillance Specimens – Fourth Group

ORNL-TM-3053: 1970-11 (10.4M PDF, 5.6M OCR)
Engineering Development Studies for Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Processing No. 1

ORNL-TM-3041: 1973-08 (5.5M PDF)
MSRE Operator Training and Operating Techniques

ORNL-TM-3039: 1973-06 (29.4M PDF)
MSRE Systems and Components Performance

ORNL-TM-3027: 1970-06 (11.8M PDF)
Spray, Mist, Bubbles, and Foam in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-3007: 1970-06 (1.9M PDF)
An Extended Hydraulic Model of the MSRE Circulating Fuel System

ORNL-TM-3002: 1970-05 (2.4M PDF)
Reactor Power Measurement and Heat Transfer Performance in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-2999: 1970-04 (4.3M PDF)
Quality-Assurance Practices in Construction and Maintenance of the MSRE

ORNL-TM-2997: 1970-04 (1.2M PDF, 458K OCR)
Experimental Dynamic Analysis of the MSRE with 233U Fuel

ORNL-TM-2987: 1970-10 (4.7M PDF, 4.3M OCR)
Development of Fuel- and Coolant-Salt Centrifugal Pumps for the MSRE

ORNL-TM-2978: 1970-06 (2.4M PDF)
Compatibility of Fused Sodium Fluoroborate and BF3 Gas with Hastelloy-N Alloys

ORNL-TM-2974: 1970-04-07 (1.4M PDF)
Plans for Post-Operation Examination of the MSRE

ORNL-TM-2970: 1970-05 (1.0M PDF)
Calculated Radioactivity of MSRE Fuel Salt

ORNL-TM-2953: 1971-06 (5.4M PDF)
A New Approach to a Design of Steam Generators for Molten Salt Reactor Power Plants

ORNL-TM-2952: 1971-11 (3.2M PDF)
Parametric Survery of the Effects of Major Parameters of the Design of MSBR Heat Exchangers

ORNL-TM-2927: 1970-05 (2.1M PDF, 937K OCR)
Control Studies of a 1000-MWe MSBR

ORNL-TM-2858: 1970-04 (4.9M PDF)
Tensile Properties of Hastelloy-N Welded After Irradiation

ORNL-TM-2823: 1970-03 (1.9M PDF)
Frequency-Response Testing of the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment

ORNL-TM-2815: 1971-04 (6.5M PDF)
Computer Programs for MSBR Heat Exchangers

ORNL-TM-2780: 1969-12 (6.3M PDF)
Preliminary Systems Design Description of the Salt Pump Test Stand for the MSBE

ORNL-TM-2743: 1969-12 (4.3M PDF)
Design and Construction of Core Irradiation-Specimen Array for MSRE Runs 19 and 20

ORNL-TM-2741: 1970-01 (3.4M PDF)
Catastropic Corrosion of Type 304 Stainless Steel in a System Circulating Fused Sodium Fluoroborate

ORNL-TM-2727: 1969-12 (850K PDF)
Mechanical Behavior of Artificial Graphites as Portrayed by Uniaxial Tests

ORNL-TM-2724: 1969-12 (1.2M PDF)
Compatibility of Molybdenum-Base Alloy TZM with LiF-BeF2-ThF4-UF4 at 1100 C

ORNL-TM-2712: 1969-11 (7.1M PDF)
Feasibility Study of Remote Cutting and Welding for Nuclear Plant Maintenance

ORNL-TM-2696: 1969-09-03 (1.1M PDF)
Assessment of Molten Salts as LMFBR Intermediate Coolants

ORNL-TM-2685: 1969-08 (795K PDF)
Inherent Neutron Source in MSRE with Clean 233U Fuel

ORNL-TM-2677: 1969-11 (3.9M PDF)
Management of Noble-Gas Fission-Product Wastes from Reprocessing Spent Fuels

ORNL-TM-2647: 1970-01 (15.5M PDF)
An Evaluation of the MSRE Hastelloy-N Surveillance Specimens – Third Group

ORNL-TM-2643: 1969-08 (2.7M PDF)
Conceptual System Design Description of the Salt Pump Test Stand for the MSBE

ORNL-TM-2596: 1969-07-08 (1.1M PDF)
Fractional Crystallization Reactions in the System LiF-BeF2-ThF4

ORNL-TM-2578: 1969-08 (3.8M PDF)
Processing of the MSRE Flush and Fuel Salts

ORNL-TM-2571: 1969-07 (2.2M PDF, 742K OCR)
Theoretical Dynamic Analysis of the MSRE with 233U Fuel

ORNL-TM-2511: 1969-05 (1.2M PDF)
Materials for Molten-Salt Reactors

ORNL-TM-2490: 1969-04 (6.5M PDF)
Compatibility of Hastelloy-N and Croloy-9M with NaBF4-NaF-KBF4 Fluoroborate Salt

ORNL-TM-2489: 1969-06-02 (1.7M PDF, 956K OCR)
MSBR Control Studies

ORNL-TM-2486: 1969-03 (689K PDF, 162K OCR)
Extraction of U, Th, and Rare Earths from Molten LiF-BeF2 into Liquid Li-Bi Solutions

ORNL-TM-2483: 1969-03 (1.1M PDF)
Pre- and Post-Irradiation Mechanical Properties of Hastelloy-N Welds

ORNL-TM-2478: 1969-03 (3.4M PDF)
Design, Construction, and Testing of a Large Molten Salt Filter

ORNL-TM-2405: 1969-01 (2.3M PDF, 1.3M OCR)
Dynamic Analysis of a Salt Supercritical Water Heat Exchanger and Throttle used with MSRE

ORNL-TM-2392: 1969-01
Diffusion of Titanium in Modified Hastelloy-N

ORNL-TM-2373: 1968-12 (1.9M PDF)
Bubbles, Drops, and Entrainment in Molten Salts

ORNL-TM-2367: 1968-09-17 (2.7M PDF, 258K OCR)
The Language of Nuclear Science

ORNL-TM-2359: 1969-02 (12.9M PDF)
An Evaluation of the MSRE Hastelloy-N Surveillance Specimens – Second Group

ORNL-TM-2335: 1969-01 (851K PDF)
Solubility of Cerium Trifluoride in Molten Mixtures of LiF, BeF2, and ThF4

ORNL-TM-2318: 1969-02-06 (1.7M PDF)
Determination of the Void Fraction in the MSRE Using Small Induced Pressure Perturbations

ORNL-TM-2316: 1968-08 (2.1M PDF)
Physical Properties of Molten-Salt Reactor Fuel, Coolant, and Flush Salts

ORNL-TM-2315: 1968-08-27 (1.4M PDF)
Measurement of Helium Void Fraction in the MSRE Fuel Salt using Neutron-Noise Analysis

ORNL-TM-2305: 1968-12 (2.8M PDF)
Postirradiation Tensile and Creep-Rupture Properties of Incoloy 800 at 700 and 760 C

ORNL-TM-2304: 1968-09 (1.2M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part XI-A: Test Program for 233U Operations

ORNL-TM-2282: 1968-07-10 (855K PDF, 472K OCR)
Preliminary Study of a Molten-Salt Burst Reactor

ORNL-TM-2258: 1968-09 (4.7M PDF)
Irradiation Behavior of Cladding and Structural Materials

ORNL-TM-2256: 1968-06-20 (2.0M PDF, 400K OCR)
Chemical Feasibility of Fueling Molten-Salt Reactors with PuF3

ORNL-TM-2245: 1968-07-23 (1.9M PDF)
Removal of 135Xe from Circulating Fuel Salt of the MSBR by Mass Transfer to Helium Bubbles

ORNL-TM-2238: 1968-07 (577K PDF)
Proton Reaction Analysis for Lithium and Fluorine in Graphite using a Slit-Scanning Technique

ORNL-TM-2213: 1968-11 (7.6M PDF)
Design of an Engineering-Scale, Vacuum Distillation Experiment for MSR Fuel

ORNL-TM-2180: 1968-03-26 (1.0M PDF)
Electrical Conductivity of Molten Fluorides: A Review

ORNL-TM-2170: 1969-04 (3.7M PDF)
Fluoride Volatility for Recovering U and Pu from Spent UO2 Fuels

ORNL-TM-2136: 1969-02 (6.5M PDF, 1.2M OCR)
Graphite Behavior and its Effects on MSBR Performance

ORNL-TM-2111: 1968-02 (4.6M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Part Report V-A: Safety Analysis of Operation with 233U

ORNL-TM-2098: 1968-01-03 (3.2M PDF)
Tube Vibration in MSRE Primary Heat Exchanger

ORNL-TM-2058: 1968-01 (2.0M PDF)
Measurement of Relative Volatilities of Rare-Earth Fluorides in Mixtures of LiF and BeF2

ORNL-TM-2047: 1967-11-08 (3.6M PDF)
Containers for Molten Fluoride Spectroscopy

ORNL-TM-2043: 1968-01 (6.6M PDF)
Effects of Irradiation on the Mechanical Properties of Hastelloy N

ORNL-TM-2036: 1967-11-02 (657K PDF)
Reduction of Iron Dissolved in Molten LiF-ThF4

ORNL-TM-2032: 1967-11-01 (2.3M PDF)
Closed-Circuit Television Viewing in Maintenance of Radioactive Systems at ORNL

ORNL-TM-2029: 1967-11 (4.0M PDF)
Investigation of One Concept of a Thermal Shield for the Room Housing an MSBR

ORNL-TM-2021: 1967-05 (19.4M PDF)
Corrosion Behavior of Nickel-Molybdenum Alloys in Fused Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-TM-1997: 1967-11 (7.4M PDF)
An Evaluation of the MSRE Hastelloy-N Surveillance Specimens – First Group

ORNL-TM-1993: 1967-09 (2.4M PDF, 1.1M OCR)
Experience with Hi-Temp Centrifugal Pumps and their Application to MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1976: 1967-10 (1.2M PDF)
A Literature Survey of the Fluorides and Oxyfluorides of Molybdenum

ORNL-TM-1960: 1967-12 (4.6M PDF)
Operation of Molten-Salt Convection Loops in the ORR

ORNL-TM-1946: 1967-08 (4.5M PDF)
Review of Molten-Salt Reactor Physics Calculations

ORNL-TM-1933: 1967-08-30 (1.3M PDF, 1.3M OCR)
“MATEXP”, A Program for Solving ODEs by the Matrix Exponential Method

ORNL-TM-1907: 1967-07-21 (831K PDF)
Corrosion of the Volatility Pilot Plant INOR-8 Dissolver

ORNL-TM-1906: 1967-09 (863K PDF)
In- and Ex-Reactor Stress-Rupture Properties of Hastelloy N Tubing

ORNL-TM-1859: 1967-06-30 (1.7M PDF, 145K OCR)
Maintenance Development Program for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1858: 1967-06-09 (3.6M PDF, 619K OCR)
Safety Program for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1857: 1967-06-12 (3.6M PDF, 615K OCR)
Physics Program for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1856: 1967-05-22 (3.2M PDF, 133K OCR)
Instrumentation and Controls Development for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1855: 1967-06-30 (6.8M PDF, 512K OCR)
Components and Systems Development for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1854: 1967-06 (10.7M PDF, 3.1M OCR)
Materials Development for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1853: 1967-06-06 (8.4M PDF, 1.8M OCR)
Chemical Research and Development for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1852: 1967-06 (4.2M PDF, 723K OCR)
Fuel and Blanket Processing Development for MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1851: 1967-06-12 (6.6M PDF, 1.8M OCR)
Summary of the Objectives, Design, and a Program of Development of MSBRs

ORNL-TM-1810: 1967-07 (1.2M PDF)
A Model for Computing the Migration of Very Short-Lived Noble Gases into MSRE Graphite

ORNL-TM-1796: 1967-03-10 (4.9M PDF)
The Reactivity Balance in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-1741: 1967-01-10 (3.9M PDF, 185K OCR)
First-Order Perturbation Theory as Used in the Multigroup Diffusion Code EXTERMINATOR-2

ORNL-TM-1730: 1967-03 (3.0M PDF)
Considerations of Low-Pressure Distillation of MSBR Fuels

ORNL-TM-1647: 1966-10-13 (2.4M PDF, 1.5M OCR)
Experimental Dynamic Analysis of the MSRE

ORNL-TM-1626: 1966-10 (2.7M PDF)
Period Measurements on the MSRE During Fuel Circulation: Theory and Experiment

ORNL-TM-1623: 1966-09-07 (3.4M PDF)
Tests of Various Particle Filters for Removal of Oil Mists and Hydrocarbon Vapor

ORNL-TM-1545: 1967-09 (8.7M PDF)
Design Study of a Heat-Exchange System for One MSBR Concept

ORNL-TM-1544: 1966-06 (921K PDF)
Solutions to the Problems of High-Temperature Irradiation Embrittlement

ORNL-TM-1543: 1966-06-01 (1.4M PDF, 272K OCR)
Removal of Protactinium from Molten Fluoride Breeder Blanket Mixtures

ORNL-TM-1467: 1966-03-24 (3.7M PDF)
Summary of Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor Design Studies

ORNL-TM-1445: 1966-04-05 (1.1M PDF)
Simulators for Training MSRE Operators

ORNL-TM-1437: 1966-04 (2.9M PDF)
A Study of Lead and Lead-Salt Corrosion in Thermal-Convection Loops

ORNL-TM-1408: 1966-04
The Welding of New Solution-Strengthened Nickel-Base Alloys

ORNL-TM-1353: 1966-02 (1.6M PDF)
Studies of the Carbon Distribution in Hastelloy-N

ORNL-TM-1341: 1966-01 (3.7M PDF)
Elevated-Temperature Mechanical Properties of Welds in a Ni-Mo-Cr-Fe Alloy

ORNL-TM-1189: 1965-06-24 (1.3M PDF)
A Technique for Calculating Frequency Response and its Sensitivity to Parameter Changes

ORNL-TM-1146: 1965-06-11 (229K PDF)
Production of a Low-Boron Heat of Hastelloy N

ORNL-TM-1129: 1965-05-07 (8.1M PDF)
Oxide Chemistry and Thermodynamics of Molten LiF-BeF2 by Equilibriation with Gaseous H2O-HF Mixtures

ORNL-TM-1070: 1965-12 (4.9M PDF, 835K OCR)
Stability Analysis of the MSRE

ORNL-TM-1060: 1965-09 (18.8M PDF, 3.2M OCR)
Molten-Salt Converter Reactor: Design Study and Power Cost Estimates for a 1000 MWe Station

ORNL-TM-1051: 1965-03-11 (747K PDF, 249K OCR)
Reconstitution of MSR Fuel by Reducing UF6 Gas to UF4 in a Molten Salt

ORNL-TM-1023: 1965-02 (1.6M PDF)
Tube Plugging in the MSRE Primary Heat Exchanger

ORNL-TM-1017: 1965-02 (1.3M PDF)
Tensile and Creep Properties of INOR-8 for the MSRE

ORNL-TM-1005: 1965-02 (819K PDF)
Effect of Elevated Temperature Irradiation on the Strength and Ductility of Hastelloy-N

ORNL-TM-0935: 1964-09-11 (2.5M PDF, 1.3M OCR)
MSRE Neutron Source Requirements

ORNL-TM-0911: 1965-01 (5.4M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part XI: Test Program

ORNL-TM-0910: 1965-01 (12.3M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part X: Maintenance Equipment and Procedures

ORNL-TM-0909: 1965-01 (3.4M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part IX: Safety Procedures and Emergency Plans

ORNL-TM-0908: 1966-01 (46.0M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VIII: Operating Procedures

ORNL-TM-0907(rev): 1968-12-28 (5.9M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VII: Fuel Handling and Processing Plant (revision)

ORNL-TM-0907: 1965-01 (7.9M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VII: Fuel Handling and Processing Plant

ORNL-TM-0880: 1964-07
Effect of Irradiation on the Bend Transition Temperatures of Mo- and Nb-Base Alloys

ORNL-TM-0733(rev 3): 1969-07-25 (570K PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VI: Operating Limits (Revision 3)

ORNL-TM-0733(rev 2): 1966-09-19 (380K PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VI: Operating Limits (Revision 2)

ORNL-TM-0733(rev): 1965-08-03 (328K PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VI: Operating Limits (Revision)

ORNL-TM-0733: 1965-01 (326K PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part VI: Operating Limits

ORNL-TM-0732: 1965-01 (20.7M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part V: Reactor Safety Analysis Report

ORNL-TM-0730: 1965-01 (13.9M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part III: Nuclear Analysis

ORNL-TM-0729B: 1965-01 (64.6M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part IIB: Nuclear and Process Instrumentation

ORNL-TM-0729A: 1965-01 (42.6M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part IIA: Nuclear and Process Instrumentation

ORNL-TM-0728: 1965-01 (40.4M PDF)
MSRE Design and Operations Report Part I: Description of Reactor Design

ORNL-TM-0611: 1963-08-27 (652K PDF, 173K OCR)
Inherent Neutron Sources in Clean MSRE Fuel Salt

ORNL-TM-0607: 1963-08-06 (176K PDF)
Mechanical Properties of INOR-8 Cast Metal

ORNL-TM-0528: 1963-05-01 (2.1M PDF)
Design and Operation of Forced-Circulation Corrosion Testing Loops with Molten Salt

ORNL-TM-0522: 1962-10-10 (5.0M PDF)
Design Studies and Cost Estimates of Two Fluoride Volatility Plants

ORNL-TM-0519: 1963-03-14 (2.6M PDF, 359K OCR)
MSRE Maintenance Proposal

ORNL-TM-0500: 1963-03-13 (4.0M PDF)
Radiation Chemistry of MSR System

ORNL-TM-0497: 1966-08-16 (2.5M PDF)
Analysis of Filling Accidents in MSRE

ORNL-TM-0458: 1962-12-14 (695K PDF)
Some Chemical Aspects of Molten-Salt Reactor Safety

ORNL-TM-0411: 1963-01-04 (1.4M PDF)
Corrosion of Nickel-Base Specimens Exposed in the Volatility Pilot Plant Mark III Fluorinator

ORNL-TM-0380: 1962-10-13 (1.5M PDF, 725K OCR)
Prediction of Effective Yields of Delayed Neutrons in MSRE

ORNL-TM-0379: 1962-10-15 (2.3M PDF)
Temperature and Reactivity Coefficient Averaging in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-0378: 1962-11-05 (3.3M PDF)
Temperatures in the MSRE Core During Steady-State Power Operations

ORNL-TM-0361: 1962-10-17 (1.7M PDF, 506K OCR)
Development of a General Method of Explicit Solution to the Nuclide Chain Equations for Digital Machine Calculations

ORNL-TM-0328: 1962-09-19 (1.6M PDF)
Corrosion Behavior of Reactor Materials in Fluoride Salt Mixtures

ORNL-TM-0326: 1962-09-19 (1.9M PDF)
Influence of Various Gaseous Environments on the Creep-Rupture Properties of Nuclear Materials for Hi-Temp Service

ORNL-TM-0291: 1962-07-05 (352K PDF)
Homogenization of MSRP Fuel Samples

ORNL-TM-0269: 1962-07-05 (5.1M PDF, 221K OCR)
576 MWt Natural Convection Molten-Salt Reactor Study

ORNL-TM-0268: 1962-07-05 (341K PDF, 227K OCR)
Experimental 5 MW Thermal Convection Molten-Salt Reactor

ORNL-TM-0262: 1962-06-27 (980K PDF)
Xenon Diffusion in Graphite in Molten-Salt Reactors

ORNL-TM-0251: 1962-05-15 (10.9M PDF)
Safety Calculations for MSRE

ORNL-TM-0203: 1962-04-06 (12.8M PDF, 1.2M OCR)
MURGATROYD–An IBM 7090 Program for the Analysis of the Kinetics of the MSRE

ORNL-TM-0202: 1969-05 (4.5M PDF)
Corrosion Behavior of Nickel-Molybdenum Alloys in Fused Fluoride Mixtures

ORNL-TM-0128: 1962-02-28 (3.9M PDF)
Development of Freeze Valve for Use in the MSRE

ORNL-TM-0080: 1961-12-06 (406K PDF)
Laboratory-Scale Demonstration of the Fused Salt Volatility Process

ORNL-TM-0079: 1962-03-27 (2.7M PDF, 894K OCR)
Water Test Development of the Fuel Pump for the MSRE

ORNL-TM-0078: 1962-10-03 (2.7M PDF, 882K OCR)
Thermal-Stress and Strain-Fatigue Analyses of the MSRE Fuel and Coolant Pump Tanks

ORNL-TM-0051: 1961-11-10
Catastropic Oxidation of High-Temperature Alloys

ORNL-NUREG-TM-12: 1977-02 (5.7M PDF)
Carbon-14 Production in Nuclear Reactors

ORNL-MIT-117: 1970-11-18 (1.6M PDF)
Removal of Tritium from MSBR Fuel

ORNL-MIT-99: 1970-03-05
(557K PDF)
Analysis and Scaleup of the Pulsed-Gas Impregnation of Graphite with Carbon

ORNL Central Files Related to the Molten-Salt Reactor Program


ORNL-CF-77-391: 1977-08-25 (6.6M PDF)
Decommissioning Study for the MSRE

ORNL-CF-72-1-1: 1972-01-28 (390K PDF)
Consideration of Possible Methods of Disposal of MSRE Salts

ORNL-CF-71-8-10: 1971-08-06 (1.2M PDF)
Review of Possible Choices of Secondary Coolants for MSRs

ORNL-CF-71-7-8: 1971-07-07 (126K PDF)
Additional Calculations of the Distribution of Tritium in the MSRE

ORNL-CF-70-10-14: 1970-10-09
Plans for the MSRE during the Period Between Examination and Ultimate Disposal

ORNL-CF-70-9-3: 1970-09-01 (1.3M PDF)
Critique of the MSRE: A Collection of Comments Submitted by Persons Associated with the Reactor

ORNL-CF-70-3-2: 1970-03-02 (1.7M PDF)
Calculation of Stresses During a Thermal Transient in an MSBR Outlet Nozzle

ORNL-CF-70-2-7: 1970-02-04 (1.5M PDF)
Tritium in the MSRE: Calculated Production Rates and Observed Amounts

ORNL-CF-68-11-18: 1968-11-12 (2.3M PDF)
Graphite for Molten-Salt Reactors

ORNL-CF-68-5-11: 1968-05-01 (4.8M PDF)
Performance of MSRE Nuclear Power Control Systems

ORNL-CF-68-3-38: 1968-03-25 (1.5M PDF)
Decay Heat Generation by Fission Products and 233Pa in a Single-Region MSR

ORNL-CF-68-1-42: 1968-01-24 (465K PDF, 653K OCR)
Protactinium Removal from MSBR Fertile Salt

ORNL-CF-67-8-10: 1967-08-01
The Program Planned for the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment

ORNL-CF-66-2-67: 1966-02-11 (2.8M PDF)
Analysis of MSRE Zero-Power Flux Noise Using Digital Techniques

ORNL-CF-65-10-18: 1965-10-29 (1.4M PDF)
Results of Neutron Fluctuation Measurements Made During the MSRE Zero-Power Experiment

ORNL-CF-65-8-32: 1965-08-16 (4.2M PDF)
Preliminary Report on Results of MSRE Zero-Power Experiments

ORNL-CF-65-3-1: 1965-03-03 (893K PDF)
Comparison of Calculations and Uncertainties in the Temperature Coefficients of Reactivity in the MSRE

ORNL-CF-63-9-20: 1963-09-04
A Literature Survey of Thermal and Physical Properties of Molten Fluoride and Chloride Salt Mixtures

ORNL-CF-63-2-18: 1963-02-14
Modifications to Specifications for MSRE Graphite

ORNL-CF-62-11-69: 1962-11-12 (1.5M PDF)
Preliminary Equations to Describe Iodine and Xenon Behavior in the MSRE

ORNL-CF-61-12-50: 1961-12-26 (2.6M PDF)
MSRE Analog Computer Simulation of the System with a Servo Controller

ORNL-CF-61-10-39: 1961-10-11 (0.4M PDF, 117K OCR)
Delayed Neutron Losses in Circulating Fuel Reactors

ORNL-CF-61-8-86: 1961-08-18 (10.3M PDF)
Thorium Breeder Reactor Evaluation Part I: Fuel Yields and Cost of a MSBR

ORNL-CF-61-4-62: 1961-04-19 (532K PDF)
MSRE Preliminary Physics Report

ORNL-CF-60-12-111: 1960-12-13
(402K PDF)
Homogeneous Molten-Salt Reactors

ORNL-CF-60-11-108: 1960-11-30 (954K PDF)
MSRE Radiator Design

ORNL-CF-60-11-20: 1960-11-04 (1.1M PDF)
MSRE Analog Computer Simulation of a Loss-of-Flow Accident in the Secondary System

ORNL-CF-60-6-97: 1960-06-28 (569K PDF, 121K OCR)
Molten Salt Reactors: Report for 1960 Ten-Year-Plan Evaluation

ORNL-CF-60-3-31: 1960-03-15
Interim Report on Fluid-Fuel Thermal Breeder Reactors

ORNL-CF-59-12-64: 1960-01-12 (1.7M PDF)
Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors

ORNL-CF-59-8-133: 1959-08-31 (979K PDF)
Molten Salt-Graphite Compatibility Test Results

ORNL-CF-59-2-61: 1959-04-01 (1.4M PDF)
Processing of Molten Salt Power Reactor Fuel

ORNL-CF-59-1-26: 1959-01-13 (1.4M PDF)
Preliminary Study of a Graphite-Moderated Molten-Salt Power Reactor

ORNL-CF-59-1-13: 1959-02-24 (316K PDF)
Fuel Cycle Costs in a Graphite-Moderated Slightly-Enriched Fused-Salt Reactor

ORNL-CF-58-12-79: 1958-12-15 (911K PDF)
The Need for U-233 Breeding

ORNL-CF-58-10-60: 1958-10-17 (3.3M PDF)
Survey of Low-Enrichment Molten-Salt Reactors

ORNL-CF-58-10-37: 1958-10-08 (857K PDF)
U233 Breeders–Commentary and General Remarks

ORNL-CF-58-8-33: 1958-08-13 (35.8M PDF)
Screening Tests of Mechanical Pipe Joints for a Fused Salt Reactor System

ORNL-CF-58-2-46: 1958-02-05 (2.5M PDF)
A Molten-Salt Natural Convection Reactor System

ORNL-CF-58-2-40: 1958-02-18 (1.2M PDF)
Molten Salt Heat Transfer

ORNL-CF-57-12-29: 1957-12-02 (359K PDF)
Declassification of Molten Salt Reactors

ORNL-CF-57-10-41: 1957-10-10 (790K PDF)
Molten Salts for Civilian Power

ORNL-CF-57-8-7: 1957-08 (13.0M PDF)
ORSORT Study: High Performance Marine Reactor

ORNL-CF-57-6-69: 1957-05
Molten Fluoride Reactors

ORNL-CF-57-4-92: 1957-04-08 (2.1M PDF)
Maintenance of Various Reactor Types

ORNL-CF-57-4-27: 1957-12-03 (2.9M PDF, 841K OCR)
A Preliminary Study of Molten-Salt Power Reactors

ORNL-CF-57-3-31: 1957-03-08
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 8

ORNL-CF-57-2-65: 1957-02-14
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 7

ORNL-CF-57-1-135: 1957-01-30
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 6

ORNL-CF-57-1-57: 1957-01-17
Power Reactor Based on Fused Salt Technology

ORNL-CF-56-12-101: 1956-12-29
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 5

ORNL-CF-56-12-35: 1956-12-11
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 4

ORNL-CF-56-10-110: 1956-10-29 (1.3M PDF)
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 3

ORNL-CF-56-9-107: 1956-09-26
Proposal for Fused Salt Power Reactor Study Group

ORNL-CF-56-9-32: 1956-09-11
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 2

ORNL-CF-56-8-208: 1956-08
ORSORT Study: 600 MW Fused Salt Homogeneous Reactor Power Plant

ORNL-CF-56-8-204: 1956-08 (10.9M PDF)
ORSORT Study: Fused Salt Fast Breeder

ORNL-CF-56-7-114: 1956-07-18 (598K PDF)
Fused Salt Power Reactor Study: Discussion Meeting 1

ORNL-CF-56-5-65: 1956-05-14
Fused Salt Heat Transfer

ORNL-CF-56-4-173: 1956-04-26
Molten Salt Requirements for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

ORNL-CF-56-3-117: 1956-03-23 Feasibility of Molten Salt Power Reactors

ORNL-CF-56-2-80: 1956-02-17
Fused Salt Processing: Problem Statement

ORNL-CF-53: 1953-08-20
ORSORT Study: Circulating Fluoride Reactor for a Submarine

ORNL-CF-53-10-25: 1953
ORSORT Study: Fused Salt Breeder Reactor

ORNL-CF-53-9-84: 1953-08-14 (12.1M PDF)
ORSORT Study: Reflector-Moderated, Circulating Fuel Aircraft Reactor


Liquid-Chloride Reactors


Dr. Eric Ottewitte, INEL: 1992-04 (5.2M PDF)
Cursory First Look at the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor as an Alternative
to the Conventional BATR Concept

Dr. Eric Ottewitte, UCLA: 1982 (11.1M PDF)
Configuration of a Molten Chloride Fast Reactor on a Thorium Fuel Cycle
to Current Nuclear Fuel Cycle Concerns

EIR-411: 1980-07 (2.2M PDF)
Reactor with Very Low Fission Product Inventory

EIR-332: 1978-01 (7.1M PDF)
Fast Reactors Using Molten Chloride Salts as Fuel: Final Report (1972-1977)

EIR-276: 1976-04
Breeding in Molten-Salt Reactors

EIR-270: 1975-02 (1.5M PDF)
Transmutation of Fission Products in a Liquid-Fuelled Fast Fission Reactor with Thermal Column

EIR-267: 1974-12 (1.1M PDF)
Chemical State of Sulphur Obtained by the
35Cl(n,p)35S Reaction
During In-Pile Irradiation

EIR-259: 1975-09 (1.3M PDF)
A High-Flux Fast Molten Salt Reactor for the Transmutation of
137Ce and 90Sr

AEEW-R956: 1974-08 (4.4M PDF, 1.4M OCR)
An Assessment of a 2500 MWe Molten Chloride Salt Fast Reactor

EIR-257: 1974-05 (1.4M PDF)
The Possibility of Continuous In-core Gaseous Extraction
of Volatile Fission Products in a Molten Fuel Reactor

EIR-249: 1974-01 (2.5M PDF)
A Molten Salt Fast Thermal Reactor System with no Waste

ANSE-1-277: 1974 (156K PDF)
Molten Plutonium Chloride Fast Breeder Reactor Cooled by Molten Uranium Chloride

NED-5-109: 1967 (397K PDF)
New Boiling Salt Fast Breeder Reactor Concepts

NA-3-540: 1967 (169K PDF)
Fuel Properties and Nuclear Performance of Fast Reactors Fueled with Molten Chlorides

NSE-23-189: 1965 (103K PDF)
Fission Product Effects in Molten Chloride Fast-Reactor Fuels

ANL-6792: 1963-10 (117K PDF)
Molten-Salt Fast Reactors

MSR-63-53: 1963-10-31 Thermodynamic Stability of Metals and Their Chlorides in the Presence of
UCl3 and PuCl3

MIT-5001: 1952-10-15 (6.3M PDF)
Chemical Problems of Non-Aqueous Fluid-Fuel Reactors

MIT-5000: 1952-10-15 (12.0M PDF)
Nuclear Problems of Non-Aqueous Fluid-Fuel Reactors

Fluoride-Salt-Cooled, Solid-Fueled Reactors


ORNL-TM-2010-199: 2010-12 (8.6M PDF)
Pre-Conceptual Design of a Fluoride-Salt-Cooled Small Modular Reactor (SmAHTR)

ORNL-TM-2006-92: 2006-06 (5.6M PDF)
Refueling Options and Considerations for Liquid-Salt-Cooled VHTRs

ORNL-TM-2006-69: 2006-06 (719K PDF)
Assessment of Candidate Molten-Salt Coolants for the NGNP/NHI Heat-Transfer Loop

ORNL-TM-2006-12: 2006-03 (1.2M PDF)
Assessment of Candidate Molten-Salt Coolants for the AHTR


Space Power Reactor Technology


ORNL-TM-2004-214: 2004-09 (3.9M PDF)
Technology Development Program for an Advanced Potassium Rankine Power Conversion System Compatible with Several Space Reactor Designs: Final Phase I Report

CONF-820814-24: 1982-08 (3.3M PDF)
Alkali Metal Rankine Topping Cycle System Design and Development

CONF-820228-1: 1982-02 (6.1M PDF)
Technological Limitations on Nuclear-Electric Space-Power Systems

ORNL-TM-6406: 1978-03 (5.3M PDF)
Potassium Vapor Topping Cycle Technical Progress Report for Period January 1, 1978 – March 31, 1978

ORNL-TM-6237: (761K PDF)
Summary of Research and Development Effort on Closed-Cycle Gas Turbines

ORNL-TM-4999: 1975-11 (3.8M PDF)
Comparative Study of the More Promising Combinations of Blanket Materials, Power Conversion Systems, and Tritium Recovery and Containment Systems for Fusion Reactors

ORNL-4025: 1968 (31.1M PDF)
The Intermediate Potassium System – A Rankine Cycle, Potassium Test Facility

ORNL-TM-2081: 1968-05-08 (2.4M PDF)
Design Studies of Condensers and Radiators for Cesium and Potassium Vapor Cycle Space Power Plants

ORNL-TM-1620: 1967
Some Calculations Performed on a Series of Conceptual Fast-Neutron Reactors Fueled with HEUO2 or PuO2

ORNL-TM-1619: 1967
Possible Control Mechanisms for the MPRE

ORNL-TM-1614
The Intermediate Water System – A Rankine Cycle Test Facility

ORNL-TM-1613
Thermal Performance of a Finned-Radiator Tube with a Reflector

ORNL-TM-1611: 1967
A Theoretical Investigation of the Dynamic Characteristics of the MPRE

ORNL-TM-1609
Development of an Entrainment Separator for the MPRE

ORNL-TM-1608
Design and Development of the MPRE Reactor Control Drive System

ORNL-TM-1491
Summary of Possible Improvements to the MPRE and of Alternate Systems

ORNL-4022
Stress Analysis of MPRE Pressure Vessel

ORNL-4018: 1966-12
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1966

ORNL-TM-1413: 1966-07 (2.6M PDF)
Vapor-Bubble Growth Rates in Superheated Liquid Metals

ORNL-TM-1371: 1966 (4.7M PDF)
Analysis of the Hot Spot Problem in the MPRE

ORNL-TM-1370: (8.8M PDF)
Stability and Control Characteristics of Electrically Heated Test Rigs Designed to Simulate the MPRE Fluid System

ORNL-TM-1369
An Analog Study of a Single-Loop Rankine Cycle System

ORNL-TM-1367
Reactor Shielding for Nuclear Turbine-Generator Space Power Plants

ORNL-TM-1366
Comparison of 1, 2, and 3-Loop Systems for Nuclear Turbine-Generator Space Power Plants

ORNL-TM-1365: 1966-04
Design Study of Boiling Potassium Reactors for Thermal Outputs of 1 MW to 30 MW

ORNL-TM-1364
Survey of Operating Conditions and Requirements for Nuclear Reactor Turbine-Generator Space Power Plants

ORNL-TM-1362: 1966 (4.9M PDF)
Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steels at MPRE Operating Temperatures

ORNL-TM-1360
Comparison of Reactor Fuels for High-Temperature Applications

ORNL-TM-1344: 1966
Fuel Element Design for Boiling Potassium Reactors

ORNL-3976
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 31, 1966

ORNL-3937
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1965

ORNL-3902: (22.8M PDF)
MPRE Fuel Elements: Manufacture, Inspection, Drawings, and Specifications

ORNL-TM-1316: 1965-11
Compatibility of Potassium with Structural Materials

ORNL-TM-1137
The Rankine Cycle in a Zero-Gravity Environment

ORNL-TM-0898
MPRE Safety Analysis Report

ORNL-TM-0820
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment Test Facility Preliminary Design Report

ORNL-TM-0618
Notes on the Liquid-Metal Boiling Phenomenon

ORNL-TM-0602
Fabrication of Radiators for Boiling Heat-Transfer Experiments

ORNL-TM-0534
Condensing Flow in Finned, Tapered Tubes

ORNL-3897
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 30, 1965

ORNL-3860
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1965

ORNL-3818
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 31, 1965

ORNL-3790: 1965-06
Natural Circulation Boiling Potassium Corrosion Test Loops

ORNL-3774
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1964

ORNL-3748
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 30, 1964

ORNL-3745: (14.0M PDF)
Performance of Experimental Jet Pumps Under Noncavitating and Cavitating Conditions

ORNL-3683
Space Power Program: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1964

ORNL-3641
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 31, 1964

ORNL-3605
Thermophysical Property Measurements of Alkali Liquid Metals

ORNL-3584: 1964-05 (6.0M PDF)
A Potassium-Steam Binary Vapor Cycle for Nuclear Power Plants

ORNL-3571
Space Power Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1963

ORNL-3534
Medium-Power Reactor Experiment: Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 30, 1963

ORNL-3489: 1963-10-11 (23.8M PDF)
Space Power Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1963

ORNL-3420
Space Power Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1962

ORNL-3337
Space Power Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1962

JPL-TR-32-198: 1962-03-15 (775K PDF)
A Parametric Survey of Criticality-Limited Fast Reactors Employing Uranium Fluoride Fuels

ORNL-3270
Space Power Program: Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 1961

ORNL-2768
A Comparative Study of Fission-Reactor-Turbine-Generator Power Sources for Space Vehicles

ORNL-CF-59-8-51: 1959-08-07 (387K PDF)
Radiators for Space Power Plants


Recent and Assorted Documents


FJOH-2004: 2004-08
Reactors with Molten Salts: Options and Missions

ICAPP-4152: 2004-06-13
An Advanced Molten Salt Reactor Using High-Temperature Reactor Technology

CTS-31-92: 1991-02-18
The MSR Option for Beneficial Use of Fissile Material from Dismantled Weapons

NSE-90-374: 1985
The Molten Salt Adventure

ORNL Review: 1969
The INOR-8 Story

ORAU-IEA-77-13: 1977
MSR Concepts with Reduced Potential for Proliferation of Special Nuclear Materials

ANL-7092: 1965-09
Catalog of Nuclear Reactor Concepts: Part I, Section III

JPL-TR-32-198: 1962-03-15
Parametric Survey of Criticality-Limited Fast Reactors Employing Uranium Fluoride Fuels


Thorium, Hydrogen, and Assorted Documents


IAEA-TECDOC-1450: 2005-05 (1.9M PDF)
Thorium Fuel Cycle–Potential Benefits and Challenges

IAEA-TECDOC-1155: 2000-05 (8.6M PDF)
Thorium-based Fuel Options for the Generation of Electricity: Developments in the 1990s

WASH-1222: 1972-09 (4.4M PDF, 274K OCR)
An Evaluation of the Molten Salt Breeder Reactor

WASH-1184: 1972-01 (2.2M PDF, 292K OCR)
Updated (1970) Cost-Benefit Analysis of the US Breeder Reactor Program

WASH-1126: 1969-04 (10.5M PDF)
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the US Breeder Reactor Program

WASH-1097: 1969-06 (1.9M PDF)
The Use of Thorium in Nuclear Power Reactors

TID-26156: 1972-02 (13.3M PDF)
Ebasco Services 1000 MWe MSBR Conceptual Design Study

SL-1954: 1962-06 (12.2M PDF)
Sargent and Lundy Capital Cost Evaluation of 1000 MWe MSCR Power Plants

TID-8507: 1959-02 (16.4M PDF)
Report of the Fluid Fuel Reactors Task Force

LA-1156: 1950-09
Lithium Separation by Electrolysis


NAS-NS-3063: 1986-02 (2.8M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Uranium, Neptunium, and Plutonium–An Updating

NAS-NS-3060: 1974-12 (6.6M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Neptunium

NAS-NS-3058: 1965-09 (7.3M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Plutonium

NAS-NS-3050: 1962-03 (11.2M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Uranium

NAS-NS-3025: 1960-10 (3.4M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of the Rare Gases

NAS-NS-3016: 1959-12 (2.4M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Protactinium

NAS-NS-3013: 1960-05 (2.3M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Beryllium

NAS-NS-3004: 1960-01 (2.9M PDF)
The Radiochemistry of Thorium


ORNL Reports on Solid Thorium Fuels and the Thorex Process


ORNL-4802: (7.9M PDF)
Sol-Gel Process: Engineering-Scale Demonstration of the Preparation of High-Density UO2 Microspheres

ORNL-4755: (1.7M PDF)
Conversion of uranium nitrate to ceramic-grade oxide for the light water breeder reactor: process development

ORNL-4746: (6.1M PDF)
Calculation of the Transient Behavior of a Dilute-Purex Solvent Extraction Process Having Application to the Reprocessing of LMFBR Fuels

ORNL-4637: (16.0M PDF)
Gas-Cooled Reactor and Thorium Utilization Programs semiannual progress report for period ending September 30, 1970

ORNL-4629: (6.4M PDF)
Status and Progress Report for Thorium Fuel Cycle Development for January 1, 1969–March 31, 1970

ORNL-4544: (4.3M PDF)
Engineering-Scale Demonstration of the Sol-Gel Process: Preparation of 100 kg of ThO2-UO2 Microspheres at the Rate of 10 kg/day

ORNL-4436: (19.2M PDF)
Aqueous processing of LMFBR fuels – Technical assessment and experimental program definition

ORNL-4429: (9.9M PDF)
Status and Progress Report for Thorium Fuel Cycle Development for 1967 and 1968

ORNL-4311: (1.1M PDF)
SOL-GEL thoria extrusion

ORNL-4278: (13.4M PDF)
Thorium-Uranium Recycle Facility

ORNL-4275: (11.4M PDF)
Status and progress report for thorium fuel cycle development for period ending December 31, 1996

ORNL-4218: (4.6M PDF)
Physical, mechanical, and irradiation properties of thorium and thorium alloys

ORNL-4213: (956K PDF)
Hot-Cell Evaluation of the Grind–Leach Process. Ii. Recovery of Uranium and Thorium from Irradiated Pyrolytic-Carbon-Coated Sol–Gel Thoria–Urania Particles

ORNL-4029: (4.4M PDF)
Design of a Critically Safe 233U Batch Dissolver for Building 3019

ORNL-3977: (1.5M PDF)
Oxidation and Chlorination of Uo₂-Puo₂

ORNL-3950: (5.4M PDF)
Adsorption of Protactinium on Unfired Vycor: Final Hot-Cell Experiments

ORNL-3831: (12.7M PDF)
Status and progress report for thorium fuel cycle development for period ending December 31, 1964

ORNL-3773: (561K PDF)
Adsorption of protactinium on unfired VYCOR: initial hot-cell experiments

ORNL-3611: (8.1M PDF)
Status and progress report for thorium fuel cycle development for period ending December 31, 1963

ORNL-3599: (4.5M PDF)
The Effect of Nitric Acid, Thorium, Fluoride, and Aluminum on Protactinium Adsorption by Unfired Vycor Glass

ORNL-3418: (1.7M PDF)
Aqueous processing of thorium fuels, part II

ORNL-3219: (5.4M PDF)
Aqueous processing of thorium fuels

ORNL-3155: (5.2M PDF)
Laboratory development of the acid thorex process for recovery of Consolidated Edison thorium reactor fuel

ORNL-2844: (4.2M PDF)
Thorex Pilot Plant Corrosion Studies: II, Corrosion of types 304L, 309SCb, and 347 stainless steel during development and production-development periods

ORNL-2720: (1.4M PDF)
Recovery of thorium, uranium, and rare earths rom monazite sulfate liquors by the amine extraction (AMEX) process

ORNL-2673: (11.9M PDF)
Thorex Pilot Plant corrosion studies: I. Corrosion of types 304L and 309SCb stainless steel during production and development periods

ORNL-2591: (1.3M PDF)
Laboratory Development of the Thorex Process progress report, December 1, 1955 to January 1, 1958

ORNL-2347: (709K PDF)
Chemical processing of irradiated thorium oxide status review for May 1956 to May 1957

ORNL-2332: (5.4M PDF)
A criticality study of the Thorex Pilot Plant

ORNL-2319: (6.6M PDF)
A compilation of data on some spectra of thorium

ORNL-2143: (885K PDF)
Critical mass studies, part VIII aqueous solutions of U-233

ORNL-2132: (4.1M PDF)
The organization, administration, and operation of a radiochemical pilot plant

ORNL-2126: (4.0M PDF)
The buildup of heavy isotopes during thermal neutron irradiation of uranium reactor fuels

ORNL-2102: (7.9M PDF)
Analysis of Thorex Pilot Plant radiation exposures during 1955

ORNL-2058: (6.3M PDF)
Decontamination of the ORNL Thorex Pilot Plant

ORNL-1938: (1.3M PDF)
The effects of reactor irradiation on thorium-uranium alloy fuel plates

ORNL-1869: (1.3M PDF)
Formation of U²³² and the Effects of its Decay Chain Activity on U-233, Thorium, and the Thorex Process

ORNL-1818: (6.6M PDF)
Products produced in batch neutron irradiation of thorium

ORNL-1817: (11.3M PDF)
Products produced in continuous neutron irradiation of thorium

ORNL-1809: (1.0M PDF)
Properties of thorium oxide ceramics – interim report

ORNL-1757: (1.3M PDF)
Laboratory development of the thorex process: Progress report for August 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954

ORNL-1724: (270K PDF)
Catalog of uranium, thorium, and plutonium isotopes

ORNL-1638: (3.4M PDF)
Project Hope, a chemical reprocessing plant for a nuclear power economy

ORNL-1610: (2.5M PDF)
Laboratory Development of the Thorex Process: progress report, February 1, 1953 to July 31, 1953

ORNL-1558: (1.7M PDF)
A Design and Cost Estimate Study of a Purex Plant

ORNL-1518: (2.0M PDF)
Laboratory development of the Thorex Process: Progress report for October 1, 1952 to January 31, 1953

ORNL-1431: (1.9M PDF)
Laboratory development of the thorex process: progress report, September 30, 1952

ORNL-1425: (1.1M PDF)
Separation of U-233 in the ORNL Pilot Plant

ORNL-1367-Rev: (26.6M PDF)
Process report: Laboratory development of the Thorex Process

ORNL-1367: (26.2M PDF)
Process report: Laboratory development of the Thorex Process

ORNL-1090: (27.1M PDF)
Interim report on metallurgy of thorium and thorium alloys

ORNL-0761: (404K PDF)
Dose rates of radiation from thorium and from enriched uranium

ORNL-TM-5903: (17.4M PDF)
PuO₂ dissolution problem for LWR plutonium recycle and LMFBR fuels: fabrication and reprocessing problems and their resolution

ORNL-TM-5049: (1.7M PDF)
Assessment of the radiological impact of ²³²U and daughters in recycled ²³³U HTGR fuel

ORNL-TM-3469: (2.7M PDF)
Criticality Analysis: Lwbr Assistance Program in Building 3019

ORNL-TM-3422: (5.2M PDF)
Thorium–Uranium Recycle Facility

ORNL-TM-3204: (809K PDF)
Thorium Fuel Cycle Development Progress Report, No. 15, October 1970

ORNL-TM-3194: (1.7M PDF)
Equipment for the Dissolution of Core Material from Sheared Power Reactor Fuels

ORNL-TM-2792: (523K PDF)
Thorium Fuel Cycle Development Progress Report No. 5, December 1969

ORNL-TM-1978: (1.8M PDF)
Engineering development of Sol-Gel Process at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL-TM-1784: (7.1M PDF)
Peliminary investigation of processing fast-reactor fuel in an existing plant

ORNL-TM-1501: (1.1M PDF)
Remote Fabrication of Thorium Fuels

ORNL-TM-1144: (3.6M PDF)
Properties of Thorium, its Alloys, and its Compounds

ORNL-TM-1139: (1.6M PDF)
Reprocessing Methods and Costs for Selected Thorium-Bearing Reactor Fuel Types

ORNL-TM-0588: (2.6M PDF)
A new process for the remote preparation and fabrication of fuel elements containing uranium-233 oxide-thorium oxide

ORNL-TM-0543: (4.8M PDF)
Separation of protactinium from thorium in nitric acid solutions by solvent extraction with tributyl phosphate or by adsorption on pulverized unfired VYCOR glass or silica gel

ORNL-TM-0420: (2.4M PDF)
Aqueous Processing of Thorium Fuels, Part III

ORNL-TM-0241: (2.7M PDF)
Thorium Utilization Program: A Survey of Processing Methods for Thorium Reactor Fuels


The Homogeneous Reactor Program, and the Wartime Pile Studies Behind It


Oak Ridge Homogeneous Reactor Program

ORNL-3167: (14.2M PDF)
Calculation of the pulse-height response of NaI(Tl) scintillation counters

ORNL-3061: (8.3M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Program Progress Report for Period from August 1 to November 30, 1960

ORNL-3004: (4.1M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Program quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1960

ORNL-2947: (21.7M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Program quarterly progress report for period ending April 30, 1960

ORNL-2920: (19.4M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Program quarterly progress report for period ending January 31, 1960

ORNL-2879: (8.6M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Program progress report for period May 1 through October 31, 1969

ORNL-2784: (9.7M PDF)
Design of chemical processing plant for homogeneous reactor test

ORNL-2743: (8.2M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending April 30, 1959

ORNL-2735: (10.7M PDF)
Corrosion studies for the HRT chemical processing plant

ORNL-2696: (6.0M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending January 31, 1959

ORNL-2561: (13.2M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending April 30 and July 31, 1958

ORNL-2509: (776K PDF)
Preparation of ThO₂ for homogeneous reactor blanket use

ORNL-2493: (7.9M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending January 31, 1958

ORNL-2432: (7.1M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending October 31, 1957

ORNL-2379: (5.7M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1957

ORNL-2331: (8.8M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending April 30, 1957

ORNL-2313: (917K PDF)
Fuel costs in spherical slurry reactors

ORNL-2272: (8.6M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly Progress report for period ending January 31, 1957

ORNL-2222: (8.7M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending October 31, 1956

ORNL-2165: (6.2M PDF)
Some economic and nuclear characteristics of cylindrical thorium breeder reactors

ORNL-2148: (6.7M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1956

ORNL-2089: (4.2M PDF)
HRT Reactor hazards

ORNL-2088: (4.9M PDF)
Operational safety of the homogeneous reactor test

ORNL-2072: (6.1M PDF)
Dynamics of the homogeneous reactor test

ORNL-2057: (5.9M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending January 31, 1956

ORNL-2004: (7.9M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending October 31, 1955

ORNL-1943: (10.1M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1955

ORNL-1943: (8.8M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1955

ORNL-1904: (1.7M PDF)
Aqueous uranium slurry studies

ORNL-1895: (7.4M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending April 30, 1955

ORNL-1858: (14.6M PDF)
Low-power criticality experiments on the homogeneous reactor experiment (HRE-1)

ORNL-1853: (8.2M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending January 31, 1955

ORNL-1839: (5.9M PDF)
Decontamination of the Homogeneous Reactor Experiment

ORNL-1813: (6.2M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending October 31, 1954

ORNL-1780: (4.5M PDF)
Physics of the Homogeneous Reactor Test – Statics

ORNL-1772: (17.8M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1954

ORNL-1753: (21.7M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending April 30, 1954

ORNL-1678: (3.3M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending January 31, 1954

ORNL-1658: (4.5M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending October 31, 1953

ORNL-1605: (4.9M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 31, 1953

ORNL-1554: (3.9M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending March 31, 1953

ORNL-1534: (41.2M PDF)
HRE design manual

ORNL-1478: (3.2M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending January 1, 1953

ORNL-1448: (846K PDF)
Prediction of Criticality Behavior of a Slurry upon Settling

ORNL-1424: (3.9M PDF)
Homogeneous reactor project quarterly progress report for period ending October 1, 1952

ORNL-1318: (4.8M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending July 1, 1952

ORNL-1280: (6.1M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending March 15, 1952

ORNL-1221: (32.7M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending November 15, 1951

ORNL-1121: (24.0M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending August 15, 1951

ORNL-1057: (54.0M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Project quarterly progress report for period ending May 15, 1951

ORNL-0826: (4.6M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Experiment quarterly progress report for period ending August 31, 1950

ORNL-0794: (1.5M PDF)
Mixing in the core of the HRE

ORNL-0731: (2.7M PDF)
A report on the safety aspects of the homogeneous reactor experiment

ORNL-0630: (4.3M PDF)
Homogeneous Reactor Experiment report for the quarter ending February 28, 1950

ORNL-0517: (404K PDF)
Recent classified nuclear data (declassified August 1970)

ORNL-TM-0348: (155.0M PDF)
HRE-2 design report

ORNL-MIT-132: (1.2M PDF)
Energy Expenditures Associated with the Production and Recycle of Metals

Metallurgical Laboratory and Clinton Laboratories, 1943–1948

CC-822: (659K PDF)
Chemical Research: The Present Status of P-9 Specifications, Purity and Danger Coefficients

CE-805: (6.9M PDF)
General Engineering Design Features of the Pile for a Light Water Cooled P-9 Power Plant

CE-865: (1.5M PDF)
The Results of a Trip to a Heat Exchanger Manufacturers

CE-1074: (1.3M PDF)
Thermal Syphon in Homogeneous Pile

CE-1125: (5.1M PDF)
Shielding of Heterogeneous P-9 Pile

CE-1151: (1.1M PDF)
Terminal Report of P-9 Studies Section

CL-574(5): (249K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: May 13, 1943

CL-574(7): (254K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: May 25, 1943

CL-574(2): (260K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: April 20, 1943

CL-574: (363K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: April 13 and 15, 1943

CL-574(12): (416K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: June 17, 1943

CL-574(14): (275K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: June 22, 1943

CL-574(4): (400K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: May 11, 1943

CL-574(13): (297K PDF)
Pile Theory Lecture Notes: June 17, 1943

CP-333: (343K PDF)
Summary– Nutron Cross-Sections of the Elements

CP-779: (488K PDF)
Removal of Power from the Homogeneous Plant

CP-1300: (3.7M PDF)
Physics of the Clinton Pile

CP-2459: (2.5M PDF)
A Brief General Description of the Argonne Uranium-Graphite Pile (CP-2)

CT-900: (1.1M PDF)
Technological Research – P-9 Pile Studies Section

CT-911: (1.4M PDF)
Technological Research – P-9 Pile Studies Section: Slurry Pumps

CT-962: (1.2M PDF)
Technological Research: P-9 Studies Section: Report for Month Ending September 26, 1943

Mon-N-127: (6.8M PDF)
Isolation of U-233 from Thorium and its Compounds

Mon-P-93: (1.1M PDF)
High Pressure Water as a Heat Transfer Medium in Nuclear Power Plants

Mon-P-187: (1.6M PDF)
Methods Available for Calculating Critical Sizes of Slow and Resonance Energy Chain Reacting Systems

Mon-P-190: (2.1M PDF)
Some Notes on Power Piles

Mon-P-198: (2.5M PDF)
Critical Size and Breeding Gain of Resonance Piles

Mon-P-246: (2.3M PDF)
Outline of a Liquid Metal Pile

MUC-EPW-134: (3.3M PDF)
Preliminary Calculations on a Breeder with Circulating Uranium

MUC-EPW-143: (309K PDF)
Memorandum: Plutonium Absorption at Thermal Energies

MUC-FD-8: (2.0M PDF)
Suggestions for a High Temperature Pebble Pile

MUC-FD-8: (1.6M PDF)
Suggestions for a High-Temperature Pebble Pile

MUC-FF-169: (461K PDF)
Importance of 24 for Thermal Breeders

MUC-FLF-5: (4.2M PDF)
Preliminary Report on Critical Sizes and Wall Losses for Breeders and Converters: P-9 Systems

MUC-KW-18: (144K PDF)
Values of Uranium and Plutonium Constants: “Constants Meeting”

MUC-LAO-17: (597K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of April 26, 1944

MUC-LAO-18: (849K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of April 28, 1944

MUC-LAO-19: (594K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of May 5, 1944

MUC-LAO-30: (504K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of July 6, 1944

MUC-LAO-40: (632K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of Wednesday, July 14, 1944

MUC-LAO-41: (444K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of Wednesday, July 26, 1944

MUC-LAO-42: (533K PDF)
Notes on Meeting of Friday, July 28, 1944

MUC-MB-234: (966K PDF)
Reports on Special Topics Developed by Section C-II

MUC-SKA-811: (1.3M PDF)
Piles of the Future Review: Dr. Tolman’s Committee: October 9, 10, 11, 1944

MUC-SKA-811: (760K PDF)
Piles of the Future Review: Dr. Tolman’s Committee: October 9, 10, 11, 1944

N-985: (912K PDF)
Peripheral Production in X Pile

N-2292: (15.9M PDF)
Principles of Nuclear Power: Chapter 22: Control

TID-1117: (1.8M PDF)
Description of Accompanying Preliminary Design Drawings for a Converter Pile Producing 23 and Utilizing 49


Topical Compilations from the MSRP Progress Reports


MSRP Compilation: (18.9M PDF), (116K Analysis)
MSRE Design and Construction Sections, ORNL-3014 through ORNL-3708 (1960–1964)

MSRP Compilation: (8.1M PDF), (153K Analysis)
Graphite-to-Metal Brazing Sections, ORNL-2723 through ORNL-4396 (1959–1969)

MSRP Compilation: (1.0M PDF), (186K Analysis)
Molybdenum Chemistry Sections, ORNL-3215 through ORNL-4782 (1961–1972)

MSRP Compilation: (1.4M PDF), (155K Analysis)
Flowsheet Sections, ORNL-4254 through ORNL-4832 (1968–1972)

MSRP Compilation: (15.6M PDF), (117K Analysis)
MSRE Operations Sections, ORNL-3812 through ORNL-4728 (1965–1971)

MSRP Compilation: (46.1M PDF), (639K Analysis)
Chemistry Sections, ORNL-2684 through ORNL/TM-6415 (1959–1979)

MSRP Compilation: (24.3M PDF), (130K Fluorination Analysis), (104K Distillation Analysis), (124K Reductive Extraction Analysis), (118K Salt Preparation Analysis)
Fuel Processing Sections, ORNL-2684 through ORNL/TM-6415 (1959–1979)

MSRP Compilation: (63.8M PDF)
Hastelloy N (INOR-8) Sections, Volume I, ORNL-2684 through ORNL-4622 (1959–1970)

MSRP Compilation: (48.4M PDF)
Hastelloy N (INOR-8) Sections, Volume II, ORNL-4676 through ORNL-4832 (1971–1972)

MSRP Compilation: (74.1M PDF)
Hastelloy N (INOR-8) Sections, Volume III, ORNL-5011 through ORNL/TM-6415 (1974–1979)

MSRP Compilation: (19.3M PDF)
Graphite Sections, ORNL-2684 through ORNL/TM-6415 (1959–1979)

MSRP Compilation: (8.3M PDF), (449K Analysis)
Pump Development Sections, ORNL-2684 through ORNL-5132 (1959–1976)

MSRP Compilation: (3.5M PDF), (185K Analysis)
Reactor Analysis Sections, ORNL-3014 through ORNL-4548 (1960–1970)

MSRP Compilation: (30.6M PDF), (14.0M Analysis)
MSBR Design and Processing, ORNL-2684 through ORNL/TM-6415 (1959–1979)

MSRP Compilation: (18.4M PDF), (344K Analysis)
Power Conversion Sections, ORNL-2378 through ORNL-5132 (1957–1976)


Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2 2 (February 1957).


Molten Fluorides as Power Reactor Fuels (115K OCR)
The Aircraft Reactor Experiment–Design and Construction (1.3M OCR)
The Aircraft Reactor Experiment–Physics (720K OCR)
The Aircraft Reactor Experiment–Operation (224K OCR)


Fluid Fuel Reactors, Addison-Wesley, 1958.


Part I: Aqueous Homogeneous Reactors
Chapter 1: Homogeneous Reactors and their Development
Chapter 2: Nuclear Characteristics of One- and Two-Region Homogeneous Reactors
Chapter 3: Properties of Aqueous Fuel Solutions
Chapter 4: Technology of Aqueous Suspensions
Chapter 5: Integrity of Metals in Homogeneous Reactor Media
Chapter 6: Chemical Processing
Chapter 7: Design and Construction of Experimental Homogeneous Reactors
Chapter 8: Component Development
Chapter 9: Large-Scale Homogeneous Reactor Studies
Chapter 10: Homogeneous Reactor Cost Studies

Part II: Molten-Salt Reactors
Chapter 11: Introduction
Chapter 12: Chemical Aspects of Molten Fluoride Salt Reactor Fuels
Chapter 13: Construction Materials for Molten-Salt Reactors
Chapter 14: Nuclear Aspects of Molten-Salt Reactors
Chapter 15: Equipment for Molten-Salt Reactors Heat-Transfer Systems
Chapter 16: Aircraft Reactor Experiment
Chapter 17: Conceptual Design of a Power Reactor

Part III: Liquid Metal Fuel Reactors
Chapter 18: Liquid Metal Fuel Reactors
Chapter 19: Reactor Physics for Liquid Metal Reactors Design
Chapter 20: Composition and Properties of Liquid Metal Fuels
Chapter 21: Materials of Construction–Metallurgy
Chapter 22: Chemical Processing
Chapter 23: Engineering Design
Chapter 24: Liquid-Metal Fuel Reactor Design Study
Chapter 25: Additional Liquid Metal Reactors

Index


Nuclear Applications and Technology, 8 2 (February 1970).


Preface: Molten Salt Reactors
Molten-Salt Reactors–History, Status, and Potential
Experience with the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment
Molten-Salt Reactor Chemistry
New Developments in Materials for Molten-Salt Reactors
Engineering Development of the MSBR Fuel Recycle
Graphite and Xenon Behavior and Their Influence on Molten-Salt Reactor Design
The Design And Performance Features Of A Single-Fluid Molten-Salt Breeder Reactor
Reactor Physics and Fuel Cycle Analyses


Nuclear Applications and Technology, 10 2 (February 1971).


Experiences with Dynamic Testing Methods at the MSRE
Theoretical Dynamics Analysis of the MSRE



  • Densities of Molten Elements and Representative Salts


  • Table of Isotopic Masses and Natural Abundances


  • MSRP status resume 1958


  • Weinberg MSR correspondence