Good points. Primary loop of a MSR is equivalent to a cladding of a solid fuel assembly. You get a REACTOR at the same cost/MWe of solid fuel assembly. Ni allo

Good points. Primary loop of a MSR is equivalent to a cladding of a solid fuel assembly. You get a REACTOR at the same cost/MWe of solid fuel assembly. Ni alloys are cheaper than Zr alloy. So, early MSR designers will not opt for maintenance of the primary loop. Here's link to Weinberg's PIUS-LWR https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.eg.10.110185.002243 https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.eg.10....