SAMOSAFER builds on the results of the SAMOFAR project

Publications & Outreach

Education and Training activities 

  1. SAMOSAFER Online School on Molten Salt Reactor, September – December 2021. (Modules)
  2. Young MSR Conference, 6-8 June 2022, Lecco, Italy. (Presentations and book of abstracts)
  3. MSR Bootcamp, 6-8 September 2023, Berkeley, USA.
  4. SAMOSAFER final meeting and exploitation workshop, 28-29 November 2023. (Presentations)
  5. Mobility scheme for exchange of students between SAMOSAFER partners.

 Journal papers 

  1. Benzoni, Gabriele, Carolina Introini, Stefano Lorenzi, Lorenzo Loi, Antonio Cammi, 1D modelling and preliminary analysis of the coupled DYNASTY-eDYNASTY natural circulation loop, Front. Energy Res., 11 April 2023, Sec. Nuclear Energy, Volume 11 – 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1165179
  2. Caruggi, Federico, Antonio Cammi, Eric Cervi, Andrea Di Ronco and Stefano Lorenzi, ‘Multiphysics Modelling of Gaseous Fission Products in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor’, Nuclear Engineering and Design 392 (June 2022) 111762. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111762 
  3. Di Ronco, Andrea, Stefano Lorenzi, Francesca Giacobbo, Antonio Cammi, ‘Multiphysics analysis of RANS-based turbulent transport of solid fission products in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor’, Nuclear Engineering and Design 391 (June 2022) 111739. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111739
  4. Frederix, E.M.A., ‘Estimates of noble metal particle growth in a molten salt reactor’, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 655, 20 December 2022, 130167, Doi: https:\\doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130167
  5. Frederix, E.M.A., E.M.J. Komen, Simulation of noble metal particle growth and removal in the molten salt fast reactor, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 415, 15 December 2023, 112690. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112690,
  6. Kaaks, Bouke Johannes, Martin Rohde, Jan Leen Kloosterman, Danny Lathouwers, An energy-conservative DG-FEM approach for solid-liquid phase change, NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER, PART B: FUNDAMENTALS2023, VOL. 84, NO. 5, 487–513. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10407790.2023.2211231
  7. Mikityuk, K., Ferreira, M., Hatala, B., Kloosterman, J. L., & Šípová, M. (2023). Review of Euratom projects on design, safety assessment, R&D and licensing for ESNII/Gen-IV reactor systems. EPJ Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, 9, [18]. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2022048
  8. Nichenko, Sergii , Jarmo Kalilainen and Terttaliisa Lind, ’MSR simulation with cGEMS: Fission product release and aerosol formation’, J. Nucl. Eng. 2022, 3(1), 105-116. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jne3010006
  9. Di Ronco A, Lorenzi S, Giacobbo F and Cammi A An Eulerian Single-Phase Transport Model for Solid Fission Products in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor: Development of an Analytical Solution for Verification Purposes. Front. Energy Res. (2021) 9:692627. doi: 3389/fenrg.2021.692627
  10. Kaaks, Bouke Johannes, Sebastian Couweleers, Danny Lathouwers, Jan-Leen Kloosterman and Martin Rohde, “Non-intrusive temperature measurements for transient freezing in laminar internal flow using laser induced fluorescence”, submitted to Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science.
  11. Kaaks, Bouke Johannes, Danny Lathouwers, Jan Leen Kloosterman, Martin Rohde “Transient Freezing of Water in a Square Duct : An Experimental Benchmark” submitted to Experimental Heat Transfer.
  12. Kaaks, Bouke Johannes, Martin Rohde, Jan Leen Kloosterman, Danny Lathouwers, “A Finite Volume Parallel Adaptive Mesh Refinement Method for Solid-Liquid Phase Change” submitted to Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals.
  13. Kalilainen, Jarmo, Sergii Nichenko, Jiri Krepel, ‘Evaporation of materials from the molten salt reactor fuel under elevated temperatures’, Journal of Nuclear Materials 533 (2020) 152134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152134
  14. Ocádiz Flores, J. A., Konings, R. J. M., & Smith, A. L. (2022). Using the Quasi-chemical formalism beyond the phase Diagram: Density and viscosity models for molten salt fuel systems. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 561, [153536]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153536
  15. Pater, Mateusz, Bouke Kaaks, Bent Lauritzen & Danny Lathouwers. (2023) A numerical benchmark for modelling phase change in molten salt reactors. Annals of Nuclear Energy 194, pages 110093. Doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.110093
  16. Péniguel, C., Thermal Study of the Emergency Draining Tank of Molten Salt Reactor, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.08.019
  17. Scioscioli, Federico; Cammi, Antonio; Lorenzi, Stefano, Analysis of the Operational and Safety Features of the In-core Bubbling System of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor, NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, October 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2250144
  18. Scuro, N. L., Beneš, O., Piro, M. H. A. (in press). Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computational Thermodynamics Simulations for Chemically Reacting Flows with Phase Transformations: A Fluoride Volatility Process Example. Annals of Nuclear Energy 198 (2024) 110327, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.110327
  19. Scuro, Nikolas Lymberis, Ondrej Benes and Markus Hans Alexander Piro, Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computational Thermodynamics Simulations for Chemically Reacting Flows with Phase Transformations: A Fluoride Volatility Process Example, submitted to Journal of Computational Physics
  20. Scuro, N. L., Fitzpatrick, B. W. N., Geiger, E., Poschmann, M., Dumaire, T., Beneš, O., Piro, M. H. A. (under review). Thermodynamic Investigations of the NaI-CsI, KI-CsI, and NaF-CsI Pseudo-binary Systems. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics.
  21. Scuro, N. L., Beneš, O., Lorenzi, S., Krstovic, M., Krepel, J., Piro, M. H. A. (to be submitted). Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computational Thermodynamics Simulations for Chemically Reacting Flows with Phase Transformations: A Molten Salt Fast Reactor Application. Nuclear Engineering and Design.
  22. Scuro, N. L., Poschmann, M., Beneš, O., Piro, M. H. A. (2022). Progress in Coupling Computational Thermodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics to Support Molten Salt Reactor Applications. Presented at 4th International Conference on Generation IV and Small Reactors (G4SR-4), Toronto. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6585954
  23. Tartaglia, Davide , Antonio Cammi, Carolina Introini, and Stefano Lorenzi, Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Melting Phenomena for Freeze Valve Analysis in Molten Salt Reactors, Nuclear Science And Engineering · Vol 197 · Issue 12: Special issue featuring papers from the SAMOSAFER Young Molten Salt Reactor Conference, 3058–3081 · December 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2229576
  24. Tosolin, A., J.-F. Vigier, S. Mastromarino, R.J.M. Konings, L. Luzzi, O. Beneš, Experimental investigation and thermodynamic modelling of the ThF4-PuF3phase diagram, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 587, 15 December 2023, 154682. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154682

Conference papers 

  1. Abrate, N. N. Caruso, S. Dulla, S. Lorenzi, N. Pedroni, A Date-driven Incident Detection Method for the Safe Operation of Molten Salt, Fast Reactors. To be published in the Proceedings of International conference PHYSOR 2024, San Francisco, CA, April 2024. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10694404
  2. Caruggi, Frederico, Antonio Cammi, Eric Cervi, Andrea Di Ronco, Stefano Lorenzi. Modelling and Simulation of The Gaseous Fission Product Removal in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor. Submitted to the 19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH 19) March 6-11, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7275796
  3. Chen, X.-N, B. Kedzierska, A. Rineiski, Simulation of Gas Injection into Liquid with SIMMER, Proceedings of Technical Meeting on Compatibility between Coolants and Materials for Fusion Facilities and Advanced Fission Reactors, 30 October – 03 November 2023, IAEA, Vienna, https://zenodo.org/uploads/10527169
  4. Dietz, J., J. Krepel, S. Nichenko, ‘MSR fuel cycle and thermo-dynamics simulations’, International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR22), Viena, Austria, 22 April 2022, IAEA-CN-291/34, https://conferences.iaea.org/event/218/papers/19008/files/8055-CN291-Dietz_MSR_final_rew2.pdf
  5. Di Ronco, Andrea, Stefano Lorenzi, Francesca Giacobbo, Carolina Introini, Antonio Cammi, Development of an OpenFOAM Multiphysics Solver for Solid Fission Products Transport in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor, Proceedings of the PHYSOR 2022 International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15.05.2022 – 20.05.2022, pp 31-28-3137. Doi : https://doi.org/10.13182/PHYSOR22-37860, https://zenodo.org/record/7284269
  6. Dulla, Sandra, Karin van der Graaf, Jan Leen Kloosterman, Stefano Lorenzi,Book of abstracts, Young Molten Salt Reactor (YMSR) conference, Politecnico di Milano, Lecco campus, June 6 – June 8, 2022
  7. Frederix, E., & Komen, E. (2023, March 13). Simulation of noble metal particle growth and removal in the molten salt fast reactor. Computational Fluid Dynamics for Nuclear Reactor Safety (CFD4NRS-9), Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, USA. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7729474
  8. IVANOV, Evgeny, Frédéric BERTRAND, Elsa MERLE, Daniel HEUER, Axel LAUREAU, Thibault LEMEUTE, Nathalie SEILER, Sebastien ISRAEL, Olivier BAUDRAND, International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles FR22, Vienna, Austria, 10-22 April 2022, FR21: IAEA-CN-291440, https://conferences.iaea.org/event/218/contributions/18877/attachments/10593/15359/FR%C2
  9. Kaaks, B.J., J.W.A. Reus, D. Lathouwers, M. Rohde and J.L. Kloosterman, Numerical study of Phase-Change Phenomeno : a comprehensive compraison between the finite-volume and Discontinuous Galerkin Method, Proceedings of the 19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19), Brussels, Belgium, March 6 – 11, 2022. Doi : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7327231
  10. Kalilainen, Jarmo, Sergii Nichenko, Jiri Krepel, MSR simulations with cGEMS, to be presented at the 2021 VIRTUAL CSARP Meeting, June 7-11, 2021
  11. Le Meute Thibault, Seiler Nathalie, Bertrand Frédéric, Merle Elsa, Heuer Daniel, Modelisation of a postulated reactivity insertion in a Generation IV Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR22), Viena, Austria, April 2022. Doi : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7324574
  12. Lind, Terttaliisa, Jarmo Kalilainen, Sergii Nichenko, MSR simulation with CGEMS : Salt and fission product evaporation, 10 Euopean Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, May 16-19, 2022.
  13. Merla Giulia, Antonio Cammi, and Stefano Lorenzi, ‘A New Reactivity Control Approach for Circulating Fuel Reactors’, Proceedings of the International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe, pp. 206.1–206.8, Bled, Slovenia, September 6–9, 2021, DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7275078.
  14. Mikityuk, K., M. Ferreira, B. Hatala, J.L. Kloosterman, M. Sipova, Review of Euratom projects on Design, Safety Assessment, R&D and Licensing for ESNII/Gen-IV Fast Neutron Systems, FISA conference, May 30 – June 3 (2022).
  15. Narváez Arrúa, J. S., A. Cammi, S. Lorenzi, P.P. Rubiolo, Numerical methodology for design and evaluation of natural circulation systems for MSR applications, Proceedings of Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022) Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 12-16, 2022. Doi : https://zenodo.org/record/7314383
  16. Narváez Arrúa, J. S., Rubiolo, J. Giraud, V. Ghetta, A. Cammi and S. Lorenzi, Design of a Natural Circulation Experiment to Investigate Flow Stability International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20), Pages 3184-3193, 10.5281/zenodo.7603975
  17. Péniguel, C., Thermal Study of the Emergency Draining Tank of Molten Salt Reactor, Proceedings of International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2023 (ICAPP2023), Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 23-27 April 2023
  18. Pitois, H., D. Heuer, A. Laureau, E. Merle, M. Allibert, S. Delpech, A closed fuel cycle option using the MSFR concept with chloride salts and the U/Pu cycle, GLOBAL 2022, International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Cycle, New nuclear perspectives in the energy supply crisis and climate emergency, July 6-8 2022, Reims, France, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7323020
  19. Pitois, H., D. Heuer, A. Laureau, E. Merle, M. Alibert, Design and optimization of a Chloride Molten Salt Fast Reactor, Proceedings of International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2023 (ICAPP2023), Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 23-27 April 2023, Paper 2023232, Doi : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10200549
  20. Pitois, H., Heuer, D., Laureau, A., Merle, E., & Allibert, M. (2023). Design and optimization of a Chloride Molten Salt Fast Reactor – dataset [Data set]. International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2023 (ICAPP2023), HICO, Gyeongju, South Korea. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7614856
  21. Scioscioli, F., Cammi, A., Introini, C., & Lorenzi, S. (2023, January 1). Multiphysics Analysis Of An In-Core Fission Product Removal System For The Molten Salt Fast Reactor. 31st International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe NENE 2022, Portoroz, Slovenia. Doi : https://www.djs.si/nene2022/proceedings/htm/pdf/NENE2022_405.pdf, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7620195
  22. Scuro, N., M. Poschmann, O. Benes, M. Piro, Progress In Coupling Computational Thermodynamics And Computational Fluid Dynamics To Support Molten Salt Reactor Applications, Generation 4 International Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7308146

 Book

  1. Contributions of SAMOSAFER members to the writing of the book “Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy – Second edition, June 1, 2023”, Thomas James Dolan, Imre Pazsit, Andrei Rykhlevskii, Ritsuo Yoshioka (ed.), Woodhead Publishing (2023) Paperback ISBN: 9780323993555, eBook ISBN: 9780323993562

 Presentations and Posters 

  1. Abrate, Nicolò, Nuclear data uncertainty quantification in Molten Salt Fast Reactors, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  2. Dumaire, Thomas, Thermodynamic assessments of the LiF-ZrF4-BaF2, NaF-ZrF4-BaF2, KF-Z, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  3. Caruso, Nicolò, Monte Carlo Simulation-based efficient exploration of the model of a Molten Salt Fast Reactor for the identification of abnormal operating conditions, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  4. Introini, Carolina, Preliminary Experimental Campaign for the Coupled DYNASTY-eDYNASTY Facility, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  5. Kaaks, Bouke, Experimental Investigation of Freezing Phenomena in Forced Convection Internal Flow, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  6. Kalilainen, Jarmo; Nichenko, Sergii; Krepel, Jiri, MSR simulations with cGEMS, Presentation in Cooperative Severe Accident Research Program (CSARP) video meeting. 7-11 June, 2021. Doi: https://zenodo.org/record/4926086
  7. Krepel, Jiri, Fuel handling and waste issues for Molten Salt Reactors. Presentation at the FISA 2022/EUREDWASTE 22 conference in the embedded SNETP forum meeting, 2 June 2022, related to the selected waste issues of Molten Salt Reactors mainly from neutronics perspective. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6684068
  8. Le Meute, Thibault, Study of the impact of compressibility modelling during reactivity insertion transient in Molten Salt Fast Reactor, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  9. Massone, Mattia, Status and perspectives of the Molten Salt Fast Reactors analyses with the SIMMER code, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  10. Narvaez Arrua, Jonas Sebastian, Numerical methodology for the analysis molten salt natural circulation systems, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  11. Ocádiz Flores, Jaén A., Density and viscosity models of molten salt fuels, Poster Presentation at the NuMat conference, remote, 26-29 October 2020.
  12. Ocádiz Flores, Jaén A., Density and viscosity modelling of molten salts, Presentation at the Molten Salts 2021 conference, remote, 01-03 December 2021.
  13. Pater, Mateusz, Establishing a molten salt phase change benchmark – preliminary results, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  14. Pitois, Hugo, Design and optimisation of a breeder MSFR using U/Pu cycle, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  15. Pizzocri, Davide, Materials: Towards the definition of Hastelloy N properties catalogue for the preliminary design of MSFR primary confinement, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  16. Scuro, N. L., Beneš, O., Piro, M. H. A. (2021-2023) Progress in Coupling OpenFOAM and Thermochimica for MSR Application. Presented at the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and Final Meeting of SAMOSAFER.
  17. Scuro, N., Bowell, L., Arthurs, C., & Piro, M. (2021, November 15-17). Progress in coupling Thermochimica and OpenFOAM for MSR applications. Poster presented at the Molten Salt Thermal Properties Working Group Meeting, University of South Carolina.
  18. Scuro, N. L., & Piro, M. H. A. (2023, November 28-30). Progress in coupling computational thermodynamics and computational fluid dynamics: A molten salt fast reactor application. Paper presented at the Materials Modelling and Simulation for Nuclear Fuel (MMSFN) Workshop, McMaster University, Hamilton.
  19. Scuro, N. L., Beneš, O., & Piro, M. H. A. (2023, July 11-14). Progress on two-way coupling OpenFOAM and Thermochimica for fluoride volatility processes in molten salt reactor applications. Presentation at the 18th OpenFOAM Workshop, Genoa, Italy.
  20. Sornay, Thomas, Calculation tools for the simulation of the MSFR physics, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.
  21. Tartaglia, Davide, A Numerical Method for Melting Phenomena in MSFR, Presentation at the Young MSR conference, Lecco, Italy, 6-8 June 2022.

PhD theses

  1. Nicolò Abrate, ‘Methods for safety and stability analysis of nuclear systems’, PhD Thesis, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2022.
  2. Gabriele Benzoni,  ‘Experimental analysis and modeling for the design of advanced nuclear facilities’, Politecnico di Milano, expected 2024.
  3. Di Ronco, Andrea, Multiphysics Modelling of Solid Fission Products Transport in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor, PhD thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10710223
  4. Dumaire, Thomas, ‘Thermochemistry of molten fuel salts including fission and corrosion products’, PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology, expected 2024.
  5. Kaaks, Bouke Johannes, ‘Melting and Solidification Phenomena in a Molten Salt Fast Reactor: A Combined Experimental and Numerical Investigation’. PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology, expected 2024.
  6. Le Meute, Thibault, ‘Modélisation d’un scénario d’insertion de réactivité dans un réacteur à sels fondus de génération IV’, PhD thesis, CEA/SESI and CNRS/LPSC, Grenoble Alpes University, France, 2022. https://theses.hal.science/tel-04017775v1
  7. Narvaez, Jonas, ‘Numerical and experimental study of the dynamic behaviour of natural circulation systems using molten salts for heat removal’, Politecnico di Milano, CNRS/LPSC, Grenoble Alpes University, expected 2024.
  8. Pitois, Hugo, “Conception et optimisation d’un réacteur de type MSFR en sels chlorures et en cycle uranium”, PhD thesis, Grenoble Alpes University, France (2023), https://theses.hal.science/tel-04414907, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10693938
  9. Scuro, N. L., ‘Development of Multi-physics Capabilities in Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics for Molten Salt Reactor Applications’, PhD thesis, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario Tech University), 2024.

 BSc / MSc theses

  1. Acierno Antonio, Natural Circulation modeling and experimental validation of the DYNASTY-eDYNASTY facility, MSc thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2023.
  2. Benschop, Eva, A numerical study of simulations of an ultrasonic waveguide experiment for Power-law fluids. BSc thesis, Delft University of Technology 2022. (PDF)
  3. Benzoni Gabriele, Natural circulation modelling and experimental validation of the DYNAST facility, MSc thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2019.
  4. Besseling, Thorben, Investigating Adaptive Mesh Refinement Criteria for a Double-Distribution FMLB Scheme in Melting and Solidifaction Processes, July 2022, (PDF)
  5. Bissumbhar, Rohit, Simulating thermal radiation transport in molten salt reactors. MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, September 2023 (PDF)
  6. Bittesnich, Alberto. Analysis of the source term in circulating fuel reactors: burnup results of the SAMOSAFER benchmark. MSc thesis. Politecnico di Milano, April 2022.
  7. Bougrimov, Denis, Nonintrusive Reduced Order Modelling Using Locally Adaptive Sparse Grids and Local Basis Interpolation, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, April 2022. (PDF)
  8. Bus, Celeke, Simulating the Transient Freezing in cooled Non-eutectic Molten Salt Channel Flow, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, 2022. (PDF)
  9. Caruggi, Federico, Multiphysics Modelling Approach for the Analysis of Xenon Removal via Helium Bubbling in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor. MSc thesis. Politecnico di Milano, April 2021
  10. Caruso, Nicolò, Development of methods for the control and safety demonstration of Molten Salt Fast Reactors (MSFRs). MSc thesis. Politecnico di Torino, March 2023
  11. Deanesi Sophie, Multiphysics analysis of accidental transients for a Molten Salt Fast Reactor, 2023.
  12. Dijk, Chris van, Investigating the effect of freeze plug inclination angle on melting behaviour with the linearised enthalpy method. MSc thesis. Delft University of Technology, January 2023. (PDF)
  13. Dijk, Sabine van, Determining the shear-rate of shear-thinning fluids at the surface with an ultrasonic waveguide viscometer, BSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, December 2021. (PDF)
  14. Grimmon, Fenna, Fission products chemistry and scenario analysis of accident progression at Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station: Investigation of the Ba-Sr-Cs-Mo-O system, February 2022
  15. Groot, Luuk, Thermodynamic modelling of molten salt systems LiF-BaF2-ZrF4 and NaF-BaF2-ZrF4, MSc Thesis, Delft University of Technology, April 2022.
  16. Grooten, Anne, Helium Bubbling in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor, BSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, November 2021. (PDF)
  17. Hartog, Tiuri, Simulating space and time dependence of a simplified thorium fuel cycle in a Molten Salt Fast reactor, BSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, August 2021. (PDF)
  18. Iovanovici, Sasha, Particle Concentration Measurements using Laser Doppler Anemometry, January 2023 (PDF)
  19. Iaselli Nicolò, Multiphysics modelling approach for the analysis of noble metals deposition in the molten salt fast reactor, MSc thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2023.
  20. Lakerveld, Ies, Helium Bubbling in the Molten Salt Fast Reactor, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, July 2021. (PDF)
  21. Malsen, Hans van, Convolutional autoencoder based reduced order modelling for physics problems, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, January 2022. (PDF)
  22. Merla, Giulia. Improvement of continuous reprocessing and fuel composition adjustment capabilities in SERPENT-2 for Molten Salt Reactors. MSc thesis. Politecnico di Milano, April 2021
  23. Merten, Bram, Radiative Heat Transfer in Molten Salt Reactors, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, April 2022.
  24. Miert, Johan van, Molybdenum Chloride Phase Behavior in MSR Fuel, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, July 2021.
  25. Novarese Elia, Dynamic analysis of the Dynasty-eDynasty coupled system, MSc thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2022.
  26. Reus, Jeroen, A Numerical Investigation of Freeze-Valve Melting based on a Linearised Enthalpy Method, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, August 2021
  27. Roos, Floris, Steady-state analytical investigation of a passive closed loop cooling cycle for the emergency drain tank of a molten salt rector. BSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, December 2022 (PDF)
  28. Schuringa, Olivier, Determination of rheological properties of Power-law fluids using a numerical ultrasonic waveguide viscometer, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, July 2021. (PDF)
  29. Scioscioli, Federico. Multiphysics Analysis of an in-core Fission Product Removal System for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor, MSc thesis. Politecnico di Milano, December 2021.
  30. Tartaglia, Davide. Numerical Modelling and Simulation of Melting Phenomena for Freeze-Plugs Analysis in Molten Salt Reactors. MSc thesis. Politecnico di Milano, June 2021.
  31. Veer, Nick ter, Structural and Thermodynamic Study of the Cs-Cr-O and the Cs-Bi-Mo-O Systems, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, April 2022.
  32. Winden, Jesper van, Developing a Hybrid Lattice Boltzmann Finite Difference Model for Phase Change in the Molten Salt Reactor, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, August 2021 (PDF)
  33. Wortelboer, Mees, Investigating GPU-accelerated Double Distribution Function Lattice Boltzmann Schemes for Heat Transfer and Phase Change in Turbulent Flows. MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, July 2023 (PDF)

Outreach

  1. ‘SAMOSAFER: Bringing nuclear safety to the next level’, Press Release, October 2019
  2. ‘Wat heb je liever, meer klimaatopwarming of een kerncentrale? Zes vragen over kernenergie.’, interview by Rene Fransen with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Nederlands Dagblad, Maart (2023).
  3. Wismans, Laura, en Jan Leen Kloosterman (interview), De kip en het ei van de kernenergie, NRC, 11 maart (2023).
  4. ‘Zonder kernenergie gaan we het niet redden‘, interview by Tiekstra Jurgen with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Podcast De nieuwe Wereld, 25 Nov (2022).
  5. ‘Toekomst van Kerncentrales’, Podcast interview with Jan Leen Kloosterman, WOTS, Juli (2022)
  6. ‘Hoe bouw je een kerncentrale?‘, Podcast interview with Jan Leen Kloosterman, NPO De Dag, 4 Juli (2022)
  7. ‘Kernreactoren nu en straks’, interview by Dorine Schenkers with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Tweakers, 18 Mei (2022).
  8. ‘De kernuitstap splijt de regering: Het plan van Professor Jan Leen Kloosterman’, interview by Marc van Springelen with Jan Leen Kloosterman, HUMO, 15 maart (2022)
  9. ‘Nieuwe kernreactoren’, interview by Meijndert Schut with Jan Leen Kloosterman,  Podcast Eyeopeners, BNR, Feb (2022).
  10. ‘Kernenergie: vriend of vijand?’, Podcast interview with Jan Leen Kloosterman, ATLAS, April (2022).
  11. ‘Kan thorium ons klimaat redden’, interview by Harm Edens with Jan Leen Kloosterman, BNR Duurzaam, 21 Maart (2022).
  12. ‘Kernenergie uit thorium: waarom is deze klimaatoplossing er (nog) niet?, interview by Linda van Beest with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Nu.nl, 25 maart (2022).
  13. ‘Hoe duurzaam is kernenergie eigenlijk? En kan het veiliger’, interview by Marcel aan den Brugh with Jan Leen Kloosterman, NRC, Jan (2022)
  14. ‘Er lijkt nu echt momentum te komen voor de thoriumreactor’, interview by Tomas van Dijk with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Delft Integraal, Dec (2021).
  15. Herkansing voor de omstreden kerncentrale, interview by Joep Engels with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Trouw, Dec (2021).
  16. ‘Hebben we kernenergie nodig om het klimaatvraagstuk op te lossen?’, interview by Alexander Haje with Jan Leen Kloosterman, VEMW, 22 september (2021).
  17. ‘Thorium geldt al tijden als de grote belofte van duurzame energie. Nu is China een stap dichter bij een reactor’, interview by Bard van de Weijer with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Volkskrant, 17 september (2021).
  18. Jan Leen Kloosterman, Interview kernenergie, BNR Nieuwsradio, 8 maart (2021).
  19. ‘Thoriumreactor en klassieke kerncentrale, het verschil tussen een diesel en een hybride auto’, interview by Frank Balkenende with Jan Leen Kloosterman,  PZC, 3 maart (2021).
  20. ‘Kernenergie verduurzamen’, interview by Jos Wassink with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Delft Integraal, thema Wereldverbeteraars, 3Okt (2020).
  21. ‘Hat die Kernenergie eine Zukunft?’, interview by Christoph Thomann with Jiri Krepel, Folio 4 (2020) 22-25.
  22. ‘Thorium, de energiebron van de toekomst?’, interview by Coen van der Kamp with Jan Leen Kloosterman,  NVOX 2Feb (2020), NVOX 3 Maart (2020) PDF1, 
  23. ‘The Nederlands will really need a thorium reactor’, Interview by Joost Wassink with Jan Leen Kloosterman, Delft Integraal, October 2019
  24. ‘Horizon 2020 project SAMOSAFER granted’, News item by PSI, 19 Feb 2019
  25. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Innovation in Nuclear Energy, Enschede, Feb 20 (2023).
  26. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium,Bataafsch Genootschap, Rotterdam, Dec 12 (2022).
  27. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, Woudenstein Chemie Conferentie, Zeist, Nov 3 (2022).
  28. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, R&D in Euratom projects, MSR workshop, Oak Ridge, USA, 14-11 Oct (2022).
  29. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, De toekomst van kernenergie, WOTS, Utrecht, Sep 28 (2022).
  30. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Thorium kernenergie, Gemeente Altena, Sep 26 (2022).
  31. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Overview of EU projects on Molten Salt Reactors, Thorium web meeting, Turkey, June 22-23 (2022).
  32. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, Provinciale Staten Zeeland, June 17 (2022).
  33. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Nuclear in the Energy mix, Twain Talk, Brussels, June 15 (2022).
  34. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, PBL, Den Haag, June 3 (2022).
  35. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie en afvalproductie, RvC Covra, Vlissingen, Maart 23 (2022).
  36. Jan Leen Kloosterman, Twee nieuwe doctoren aan TU Delft op nucleair gebied, Kernvisie, Feb (2022). (PDF)
  37. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, Gemeenteraad Den Helder, 7 Feb (2022).
  38. Kloosterman, Jan Leen,, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, Provinciale staten Friesland, 19 Jan (2022).
  39. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, Provinciale Staten Gelderland, 12 Jan (2022).
  40. Jan Leen Kloosterman, Delftse doctor Marco Tiberga wint Europese prijs, Kernvisie, Dec (2021). (PDF)
  41. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie en Thorium, D66 Jongeren, 9 Dec (2021).
  42. Jan Leen Kloosterman, Thorium oplossing klimaatprobleem?, ATLAS, 10 Nov (2021).
  43. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Overview and Approaches in Euratom Projects and Startups, ESNII, 28 Oct (2021).
  44. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Safety Analysis of the MSFR, IAEA Technical Meeting on Next Generation Reactors and Emergency Preparedness and Response, Vienna, Oct 18-22 (2021).
  45. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie en Thorium, Gemeente Rotterdam, 29 Sep (2021).
  46. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie en Thorium, D66 Jongeren, 28 Sep (2021).
  47. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, STECK, Doetinchem, 10 Sep (2021).
  48. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie is normaal, VVD, 30 Juni (2021).
  49. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium, VEMW, 24 Juni (2021).
  50. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘SAMOSAFER, overview on required R&D’, ESFR-SMART summer school, 29-31 March 2021.Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Progress in the SAMOSAFER Euratom project’, Presentations at GEN IV International Forum meeting, May 11, 2021.
  51. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, KIVI Drechtsteden, 17 May 2021.
  52. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Studievereniging Team Energy, TU Eindhoven, 24 March 2021.
  53. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Bijdrage Energiedebat Gedeputeerde Staten Utrecht, 3 Feb 2021.
  54. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Bijdrage SmartPort Rotterdam, 2 Feb 2021.
  55. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Bijdrage Energiedebat gemeente Zuidplas, 28 Jan 2021.
  56. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Bijdrage Energiedebat Provinciale Staten Limburg, 29 Jan 2021.
  57. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Bijdrage Energiedebat VVD Gelderland, 20 Jan 2021.
  58. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Bijdrage kernenergiedebat Tweede Kamer Commissie, 2 Dec 2020.
  59. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Goede vrienden TU Delft, 28 Oct 2020.
  60. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Kennisconferentie Provinciale Staten Noord Holland, 22 Oct 2020.
  61. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, ‘Kernenergie: Trends en Thorium’, Kennisconferentie Kernenergie – Thorium, Landelijke Provinciale Staten, 21 Oct 2020.
  62. Jan Leen Kloosterman, ‘R&D in Euratom projects SAMOFAR and SAMOSAFER’, MSR workshop, Oak Ridge, USA, 14-15 Oct 2020.
  63. Jan Leen KLoosterman, Promotie Marco Tiberga, Kernvisie, Okt (2020).
  64. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Discussie Kernenergie, Bijdrage Energiedebat Gedeputeerde Staten Zuid Holland, 13 May 2020.
  65. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Duurzame Kernenergie, Natuurkundige Voordrachten 2019-2020, 98, Koninklijke Mij voor Natuurkunde ‘Diligentia’, Den Haag, 17 Feb 2020.
  66. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Duurzame Kernenergie, HOVO, Leiden, 14 Feb 2020.
  67. Kloosterman, Jan Leen, Thorium Molten Salt Reactors, Rotterdams Natuurkundig Genootschap, Rotterdam, 21 Jan 2020.
  68. Krepel, Jiri, ‘Comparison of 16 Reactors neutronic performance in closed Th-U and U-Pu cycles’ Presentations at GEN IV International Forum meeting, 24 June 2020
  69. Krepel, Jiri, Molten Salt Reactors, lecture at Summer school of PHD4GEN project, New high-temperature technologies for Poland, http://www.phd4gen.pl/program-2/
  70. Krepel, Jiri, Interview for article: FASZINATION FLÜSSIGSALZ, Atomkraft der Zukunft, Magazin «involved», No 2, p. 12. https://www.swissmem.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Involved/D/Swissmem_Magazin_involved_2021-02_d.pdf, https://www.tecindustry.ch/de/magazin/detail/faszination-fluessigsalz.html
  71. Krepel, Jiri, Presentation on MSR at PSI Day of Open Doors, 23 October 2022.
  72. Danny Lathouwers en Jan Leen KLoosterman, Promotie Fahad Alsayyari, Kernvisie, Dec (2020).