Dual fluid reactor
The Dual Fluid Reactor (DFR) is the project of a private German research institute, the Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics, combining the advantages of the molten salt reactor with the ones of the liquid metal cooled reactor: The fuel is in a liquid metal or molten chloride salt solution, while the cooling is provided by liquid lead. As a fast breeder reactor, the DFR can burn both natural uranium and thorium, as well as recycle nuclear waste. Due to the high thermal conductivity of the molten metal, the DFR is an inherently safe reactor (the decay heat can be removed passively).
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