Aaron Joseph Unger

20180047467, Feb 15, 2018

Aug 9, 2017

15/673188

- Bellevue WA, US
Bassem S. El-Dasher - Sammamish WA, US
William M. Kerlin - Bellevue WA, US
Aaron J. Unger - Henderson NV, US

TerraPower, LLC - Bellevue WA

G21C 3/54
B01J 19/08
C01G 43/08

This disclosure describes systems and methods for synthesizing UClfrom UCl. These systems and methods may also be used to directly synthesize binary and ternary embodiments of uranium salts of chloride usable as nuclear fuel in certain molten salt reactor designs. The systems and methods described herein are capable of synthesizing any desired uranium chloride fuel salt that is a combination of UCl, UCland one or more non-fissile chloride compounds, such as NaCl. In particular, the systems and methods described herein are capable of synthesizing any UCl—UCl—NaCl or UCl—NaCl fuel salt composition from UCl—NaCl.