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Density Measurements of Molten LiF–BeF2 and LiF–BeF2–LaF3 Salt Mixtures by Neutron Radiography by Moon, Jisue, McFarlane, Joanna, Andrews, Hunter B., Robb, Kevin R., Ross, Molly, Sulejmanovic, Dino, Zhang, Yuxuan, Stringfellow, Erik, Agca, Can, Schorne-Pinto, Juliano, Besmann, Theodore M.

“…The densities of eutectic (LiF)2–BeF2 and mixtures of this salt (FLiBe) with LaF3 were measured by dilatometry and by neutron attenuation from 673 K to 1,073…”
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Chloride Salt Purification by Reaction With Thionyl Chloride Vapors to Remove Oxygen, Oxygenated Compounds, and Hydroxides by McFarlane, Joanna, Del Cul, Guillermo D., Massengale, Jordan R., Mayes, Richard T., Robb, Kevin R., Sulejmanovic, Dino

“…Molten chloride salts (including MgCl 2 , KCl, NaCl, and ZnCl 2 ) are being considered for heat transfer media for renewable (solar) and nuclear power…”
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Tribological behavior of ceramic-alloy bearing contacts in molten salt lubrication for concentrating solar power by He, Xin, Wang, Rick, Sulejmanovic, Dino, Robb, Kevin R., Keiser, James R., Oldinski, Keith, Qu, Jun

“…Molten salts are considered as candidate heat transfer fluids and thermal energy storage media for next generation concentrating solar power (CSP). A molten…”
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Effects of Particle Size and Concentration of Magnesium Oxide on the Lubricating Performance of a Chloride Molten Salt for Concentrating Solar Power by He, Xin, Robb, Kevin R, Sulejmanovic, Dino, Keiser, James R, Qu, Jun

“…One engineering challenge for the next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) is to identify appropriate heat transfer and thermal energy storage media. A…”
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Sensitivity analysis for best-estimate thermal models of vertical dry cask storage systems by DeVoe, Remy R., Robb, Kevin R., Skutnik, Steven E.

“…•We evaluate the sensitivity of peak clad temperature for dry cask model parameters.•Fuel irradiation parameters such as burnup dominate peak clad temperature…”
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Density Measurements of Molten LiF-BeF 2 and LiF-BeF 2 -LaF 3 Salt Mixtures by Neutron Radiography by Moon, Jisue, McFarlane, Joanna, Andrews, Hunter B, Robb, Kevin R, Ross, Molly, Sulejmanovic, Dino, Zhang, Yuxuan, Stringfellow, Erik, Agca, Can, Schorne-Pinto, Juliano, Besmann, Theodore M

“…The densities of eutectic (LiF) -BeF and mixtures of this salt (FLiBe) with LaF were measured by dilatometry and by neutron attenuation from 673 K to 1,073 K…”
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The effect of interfacial phenomena on gas solubility measurements in molten salts by McFarlane, Joanna, Andrews, Hunter B., McAlister, Abbey L., Moon, Jisue, Robb, Kevin R., Weber, Charles F., Ballard, Andrew

“…The behavior of fission gases in molten fuel salt reactors governs activity transport from the reactor and can also affect the performance of the reactor…”
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Effects of Particle Size and Concentration of Magnesium Oxide on the Lubricating Performance of a Chloride Molten Salt for Concentrating Solar Power by He, Xin, Robb, Kevin R., Sulejmanovic, Dino, Keiser, James R., Qu, Jun

“…One engineering challenge for the next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) is to identify appropriate heat transfer and thermal energy storage media. A…”
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Density Measurements of Molten LiF–BeF2 and LiF–BeF2–LaF3 Salt Mixtures by Neutron Radiography by Moon, Jisue, McFarlane, Joanna, Andrews, Hunter B., Robb, Kevin R., Ross, Molly, Sulejmanovic, Dino, Zhang, Yuxuan, Stringfellow, Erik, Agca, Can, Schorne-Pinto, Juliano, Besmann, Theodore M.

“…The densities of eutectic (LiF)2–BeF2 and mixtures of this salt (FLiBe) with LaF3 were measured by dilatometry and by neutron attenuation from 673 K to 1,073…”
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Heat up and failure of BWR upper internals during a severe accident by Robb, K.R.

“…•A higher fidelity model of the BWR upper internals was developed for MELCOR.•The upper internals are predicted to heat up and relocate during an…”
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Preconceptual design of a fluoride high temperature salt-cooled engineering demonstration reactor: Motivation and overview by Qualls, A. Louis, Betzler, Benjamin R., Brown, Nicholas R., Carbajo, Juan J., Greenwood, M. Scott, Hale, Richard, Harrison, Thomas J., Powers, Jeffrey J., Robb, Kevin R., Terrell, Jerry, Wysocki, Aaron J., Gehin, Jess C., Worrall, Andrew

“…•Engineering demonstration reactors are built as proof of concept for technology options.•This paper details a preconcept for a fluoride salt-cooled…”
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Scoping assessments of ATF impact on late-stage accident progression including molten core–concrete interaction by Farmer, M.T., Leibowitz, L., Terrani, K.A., Robb, K.R.

“…Simple scoping models that can be used to evaluate ATF performance under severe accident conditions have been developed. The methodology provides a fundamental…”
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An experimental test facility to support development of the fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor by Yoder, Graydon L., Aaron, Adam, Cunningham, Burns, Fugate, David, Holcomb, David, Kisner, Roger, Peretz, Fred, Robb, Kevin, Wilgen, John, Wilson, Dane

“…•• A forced convection test loop using FLiNaK salt was constructed to support development of the FHR.•The loop is built of alloy 600, and operating conditions…”
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Preconceptual design of a fluoride high temperature salt-cooled engineering demonstration reactor: Motivation and overview by Qualls, A. Louis, Betzler, Benjamin R., Brown, Nicholas R., Carbajo, Juan J., Greenwood, M. Scott, Hale, Richard, Harrison, Thomas J., Powers, Jeffrey J., Robb, Kevin R., Terrell, Jerry, Wysocki, Aaron J., Gehin, Jess C., Worrall, Andrew

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