Dual fluid reactor

The Dual Fluid Reactor is a reactor concept of the Canadian company Dual Fluid Energy Inc. It combines techniques from molten salt reactors (MSR) and liquid metal cooled reactors. In contrast to classical molten salt reactor designs, the Dual Fluid Reactor employs a liquid metallic actinide mixture fuel, while the coolant is provided by a separate liquid metal loop, typically using molten lead. It is intended to reach the criteria for reactors of the Generation IV International Forum. The Dual Fluid Reactor is classified by its developers as the first Generation V nuclear reactor, characterized by the physical separation of liquid metallic fuel and coolant and by the provision for continuous fuel processing beyond Generation IV reactor concepts.