| Abstract Scope |
Molten salts have been a critical component in industrial metallurgical processes. Since the 1950s, special attention has been focused on the use of molten salts in other applications such as batteries, solar energy, and chemical processing. Beneficial features of molten salts, including a high thermal capacity, good heat transfer characteristics, and strong resistance to effects of radiation in high-enriched and high-burnup nuclear fuels, have led to use of molten salts in nuclear reactor designs and other nuclear-related applications. This work presents progress and statistics on spectroelectrochemistry studies for molten salt chemistry (e.g., speciations, corrosions, thermophysical properties, etc.) of different countries within recent years. The data sets were obtained from available open public sources and web-based domains. The results will be presented and discussed on the U.S. R&D through collaborative efforts between universities and national laboratories with respect to other nations such as France, South Korea, Japan, Russia, and China. |