Thorium—Energy for the Future

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Harnessing Thorium for Clean Energy Future: Challenges Ahead
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   Chapter 2 Nuclear Power from Thorium: Some Frequently Asked Questions
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   Chapter 3 Thorium Technology Development in an Indian Perspective
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   Chapter 4 Sustainability and the Role of Thorium in Our Future Energy System
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   Chapter 5 Technology Considerations for Deployment of Thorium Power Reactors
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   Chapter 6 LFTR: In Search of the Ideal Pathway to Thorium Utilization—Development Program and Current Status
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   Chapter 7 Technology Assessment of Near-Term Open-Cycle Thorium-Fuelled Nuclear Energy Systems
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   Chapter 8 Sorption of Protactinium (V) on Silica Colloid and the Effect of Humic Acid
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    Chapter 9 Thorium Utilization in Fast Breeder Reactors and in Cross-progeny Fuel Cycles
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    Chapter 10 Electrolytic Reduction of Uranium Oxide in Molten Fluoride Baths in Small Electrolytic Cells
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    Chapter 11 Evolution of Actinides in ThO 2 Radial Blanket of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
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    Chapter 12 A Proposal for a First ADS Demonstrator
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    Chapter 13 Proposal for an Experimental Fast ADS Using Th–Pu MOX Fuel for Higher Actinide Transmutation
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    Chapter 14 Radiological Impact Assessment for Near Surface Disposal of Thorium Waste
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    Chapter 15 (Th-U)O 2 MOX Fuel Fabrication and Dry Recycling of the Sintered Rejects
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    Chapter 16 Fluorination of Thorium Oxide by Ammonium Bifluoride and Its Reduction to Metal
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    Chapter 17 Estimation of Plutonium Heterogeneity in Thoria–Plutonia Fuels
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    Chapter 18 Evaluation of Thermal Properties of Thoria–Urania Fuel
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    Chapter 19 Thorium-Based Fuels for Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Thermophysical, Thermochemical, and Thermodynamic Properties
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    Chapter 20 Determination of Room Temperature Thermal Conductivity of Thorium—Uranium Alloys
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    Chapter 21 Thermo-physical Properties of ThC and ThN from First Principles
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    Chapter 22 Irradiation Behaviour of Thoria-Based Fuels
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    Chapter 23 PuO 2 Agglomerate Detectability in (Th,1%Pu)O 2 Fuel—A Monte Carlo Simulation Study
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    Chapter 24 Automated Fabrication of AHWR Fuel in Shielded Cells: Challenges and Initiatives
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    Chapter 25 Online Fuel Failure Detection and Damage Severity Analysis for Thorium-Based AHWR Fuel Matrix—An Empirical Analysis
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    Chapter 26 Xenon Dynamics in AHWR-LEU with Coolant Density and Fuel Temperature Feedback
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    Chapter 27 LORA Analysis Using Thorium in 220 MWe PHWR Fuel
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    Chapter 28 Improvement in Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) for Fuel Loading Pattern Optimization in AHWR
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    Chapter 29 Energywise Contributions of Th, Pu and U Isotopes to the Reactivity Feedbacks of (Th-LEU) Fuelled AHWR
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    Chapter 30 Power Flattening Study of Ultra-Long Cycle Fast Reactor Core
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    Chapter 31 3D Space-Time Analysis of Anticipated Transient Without Scram in CHTR with Fuel Temperature Feedback
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    Chapter 32 Investigations of BaF 2 –ThF 4 System
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    Chapter 33 The iThEC Strategy
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    Chapter 34 Fission Product Removal by Vacuum Spraying in a Heavy Water Moderated Molten Salt Reactor
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    Chapter 35 Radiation Dose Rate Mapping of Molten Active Fluoride Salt Loop at UED, BARC
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    Chapter 36 CFD Analysis of Molten Fluoride Salt Natural Circulation in a Rectangular Loop
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    Chapter 37 The Stable Salt Reactor—A Radically Simpler Option for Use of Molten Salt Fuel
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    Chapter 38 Molten Salt Reactor Research in Switzerland
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    Chapter 39 Hydrodynamics of AHWR Gravity-Driven Water Pool Under Simulated LOCA Conditions
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    Chapter 40 Experimental Measurement and Analysis of Natural Circulation Flow Oscillations in a Vertically Heated Channel
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    Chapter 41 Estimation of Large Early Release Frequency for Advanced Heavy Water Reactor
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    Chapter 42 Transient Following Partial Loss of Feed Water for Thorium-based Natural Circulation Reactor
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    Chapter 43 A Study on Premature Occurrence of Critical Heat Flux
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    Chapter 44 Intercode Comparison of SBO Scenario for AHWR
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    Chapter 45 Design and Development of Process-Powered Sensors on Wireless Sensor Network for Stand-alone Plant Critical Data Management During SBO and Beyond Design Basis Events