October 3, 2016 – Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s ongoing research in molten salt reactors—along with decades of renowned efforts in the field—is bringing nuclear experts together for its second workshop on the new generation of MSRs. The October 4-5 event is organized around the theme of “Moving MSRs Forward—The Next Steps” and will highlight research and development progress in MSRs, along with technological and commercial updates. The lab’s 2015 workshop took place in conjunction with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the startup of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment at ORNL. This year’s meeting will again include government representatives, U.S. and international researchers, academics, regulators, utilities and reactor design firms. “The response from last year’s attendees was extremely positive and a motivating factor to have ORNL host this second workshop as progress is made on the advancement of MSRs,” ORNL’s David Holcomb said.
ORNL researchers will discuss a high-temperature fluoride salt pumped test loop project during the 2016 Molten Salt Reactor Workshop.