Systems and methods for fast molten salt reactor fuel-salt preparation

A system for processing spent nuclear fuel from fuel assemblies having fuel tubes into fast molten salt reactor fuel, the system comprising:

• means for removing spent fuel from the fuel assemblies;
• a first mill configured for granulating, in an atmosphere that is at least semi-voided, the removed spent fuel into granular spent fuel suitable for chlorination;
• means for processing the granular spent fuel into chloride salt by ultimate reduction and chlorination, including reacting the granular spent fuel with anhydrous hydrogen chloride (AHCl);
• means for chlorinating the granular spent fuel salt to yield molten chloride fuel salt by reacting the granular spent fuel salt with AHCl;
• a fluidized bed configured to receive spent fuel gasses and to convert the spent fuel gases to chlorinated fuel salts;
• and
• a second mill configured for milling the molten chloride fuel salt to predetermined specifications.

A system for processing spent nuclear fuel from fuel assemblies having fuel tubes into fast molten salt reactor fuel, the system comprising:

• a first mill configured for granulating, in an atmosphere that is at least semi-voided, the removed spent fuel into granular spent fuel suitable for chlorination;
• means for processing the granular spent fuel into chloride salt by ultimate reduction and chlorination, including reacting the granular spent fuel with anhydrous hydrogen chloride (AHCl);
• an oxide reduction tank configured for enriching the granular fuel salt;
• means for chlorinating the enriched granular spent fuel salt to yield molten chloride fuel salt by reacting the enriched granular spent fuel salt with AHCl;
• a fluidized bed configured to receive spent fuel gasses and to convert the spent fuel gases to chlorinated fuel salts;
• and
• a second mill configured for milling the molten chloride fuel salt to predetermined specifications.