Fuel salt shipping system

A fuel salt shipping system comprising

• an outer container defining an outer containment volume;
• an inner container disposed within the outer containment volume and defining an inner volume configured to contain a molten fuel salt, the inner container and the outer container cooperating to define an annulus region therebetween;
• a fuel salt conduit penetrating the outer container and the inner container and fluidically coupling the inner volume to an external environment of the system, the fuel salt conduit selectively closeable to maintain a seal between the inner volume and the external environment;
• a heating system including a heater disposed in the annulus space and configured to impart a heat output to the molten fuel salt of the inner volume and change a phase of the molten fuel salt held therein from a solid phase to a liquid phase;
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• an inert gas conduit penetrating the outer container and the inner container and fluidically coupling the inner volume to the external environment, the inert gas conduit selectively closeable to maintain a seal between the inner volume and the external environment, and
• the inert gas conduit is configured to permit entry and exit of inert gas to and from the inner volume;
• wherein the inert gas conduit is a first inert gas conduit penetrating from a first side of the outer container and a first side of the inner container,
• the system further includes a second inert gas conduit penetrating the outer container and the inner container and fluidically coupling the inner volume to the external environment, the second inert gas conduit selectively closeable to maintain a seal between the inner volume and the external environment, and
• the second inert gas conduit penetrating from a second side of the outer container and the inner container opposite the first side.