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It is a legitimately difficult materials science problem to operate a liquid salt pump loop operating at ~1000K and under high neutron flux. And so it's contai
by bassman9000 7y ago
It is a legitimately difficult materials science problem to operate a liquid salt pump loop operating at ~1000K and under high neutron flux.
And so it's containing the fusion plasma, yet billions are poured into material research. And hastelloy N is already invented.
- nickik 7y agoHastelloy N will not be used by any of the companies building commercial reactor. Hastelloy N would have to go threw a whole lot of regulation to allowed to use in modern reactor. The data gathered on its properties would not be sufficient for a modern regulator, and such a qualification would take way to long. Also, there is not really a supplier for commercial Hastelloy N. Their focus is on using 'regular' nuclear grade materials that have already been approved. This is THE single most important focus of those reactor design. In the choice of containment, reactor type, salt solution and so on, they all picked sub-optimal things in order to make it threw the regulator and have a existing supply chain.