Liquid metal reactor and method for treating materials in a liquid metal reactor

摘要

A target material ( 60 ) to be treated in a liquid reactant metal is loaded into a containment area defined within a liquid reactant metal treatment vessel ( 11 ). The containment area is then placed below the level (L) of the liquid reactant metal in the treatment vessel ( 11 ). This places the target material ( 60 ) in contact with the liquid reactant metal and allows the desired reactions to occur. Reaction products are then removed from the treatment vessel ( 11 ). Placing the containment area below the level (L) of liquid reactant metal in the treatment vessel ( 11 ) may be accomplished by pivoting the vessel from a loading position to a treating position to shift the level of liquid reactant metal in the vessel.