Publications

Sep, 2026

Journal

Real-Time Quantification of Hydrogen and Deuterium Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in the Off-Gas of an Engineering-Scale Pumped Molten Salt Loop

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is being considered for elemental analysis of radionuclides transported into the off-gas system of molten salt reactors. A mobile LIBS system was calibrated for gas-phase measurements of hydrogen (i.e., protium, denoted here as H) and deuterium (D) in argon (Ar). The system was then used to quantify the concentrations of H and D…

Jul, 2026

Conference Paper

Characteristics of Molten Salt Aerosol Droplets Produced by Bubble Bursts

Jun, 2026

ORNL Report

Development of a test-bed for testing and refining EarthEn’s Supercritical CO2 based energy storage system

May, 2026

Journal

Design of a Molten Salt Flow Cell for Combined Absorbance and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Online Measurements

A novel flow cell allowing for multiple optical spectroscopy measurements on flowing molten salts was designed, and demonstrative calibrations of impurities in aqueous samples were performed. Online compositional measurements of molten salts are of high interest to monitor the state of relevant solar and nuclear systems. The Spectroscopic Configuration for Optical Real-Tim…

Mar, 2026

Conference Paper

Applications of Flowing Molten Salt Loops with Neutron Irradiation

Mar, 2026

Conference Paper

Computational Modeling of a 3D Printed Recuperator and Subsequent Experimental Loop for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycles

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in collaboration with mechanical-thermal energy storage (mTES) provider EarthEn, a US Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) recipient at ORNL’s Innovation Crossroads 2023, is utilizing a state-of-the-art patented 3D printing technique to design an additively manufactured (AM) supercritical CO2 (sCO2) r…

Mar, 2026

Conference Paper

Optical and Neutron Imaging Measurements of Gas Bubble Rise Velocity in Molten Salt

Mar, 2026

Conference Paper

Some Hazards and Mitigation Considerations for Molten Halide Salt Experiments

Mar, 2026

Conference Paper

Lessons Learned In How to Conduct Loop and Irradiated Salt Experiments: Workshop II

Feb, 2026

ORNL Report

Pyrochemical Fuel Cycle Gaps – ORNL test plan outlining FY26 activities

Nov, 2025

ORNL Report

Salt Circuit Technology Readiness Level and Development Roadmap: TASK 3.1 and 3.2 of CRADA NFE-25-10644

Oct, 2025

ORNL Report

Species Fugacities in Molten FLiBe and FLiNaK from Low to High Pressures Using Gibbs Energy Minimization