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The SALT Research Group

UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department

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    • Raluca Scarlat
    • Sara Mastromarino
    • Niv Moran
    • Lorenzo Vergari
    • Haley Williams
    • Sasha Kennedy
    • Ryan Hayes
    • Christian M. Sclafani, B.S.E., MEng.
    • Michael Borrello
    • Nathanael Gardner
  • | Publications
  • | Projects
    • ThorCon Corrosion Project
    • NEUP – High Temperature Molten Salt Reactor Pump Development
    • NEUP – IRP Molten Salt Reactor Test Bed with Neutron Irradiation
    • Speciation of Light Elements in Molten Salts
    • MS Round Robin 1.0
    • FUTURE EFRC
    • Graphite and Tritium Studies in Molten Fluoride Salts
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  • | News & Events
    • | Open House Nov. 5, 2021
    • | Chemical Sensors Workshop 2020
    • | Molten Salt Bootcamp 2019

The SALT Research Group

SALT || Reactor Safety & InorgAnic Chemistry of Light Elements at High Temperature

We apply our research to fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactors (FHRs) and Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs), high-temperature gas cooled reactors (HTGRs), and tritium-breeding blankets for fusion systems.  Our research includes safety analysis, licensing and design of nuclear reactors, and sometimes extends to engineering ethics.

Radio, Television, and Online Videos

  1. Molten-Salt and Salt-Cooled Nuclear Reactors: The Opportunities and Challenges Faced in Providing a Global Solution to Clean Energy. Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Stanford University. October 31, 2019.
  2. Nuclear Technology: Opportunities and Hurdles in Research and Development. Wisconsin Public Radio, NRP. The Larry Meiller Show. October 8, 2018.
  3. Designing the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors. June 6, 2018. Wisconsin Public Television, PBS. University Place. 
  4. Thermochemistry of Molten Salt Solutions. Thorium Energy Alliance Conference. August 21, 2017

Research Consortia

  1. FUTURE
  2. NuSTEM IRP
  3. Molten Salt Loop for the MIT Reactor IRP

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