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# Executive Summary
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MARVEL stands for Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation. MARVEL
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is an 'open-source' microreactor design that is coming out of the Idaho National
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Laboratory. This 'open-source' idea is a response to commerical reactors such as eVinci
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from Westinghouse being closed-door endeavors. This isn't great, because it doesn't
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allow a place for everyone to communicate about designs. This is especially relevant
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for microreactors, where the low power model and economy-of-production model really
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benefits from common knowledge being out there.
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MARVEL is a unique design that I haven't really seen before. First of all, coolant
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is by natural convection. This reactor system uses two coolant loops: the primary loop
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is sodium-potassium salt, while the secondary coolant is lead. These two fluids
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drive 'Stirling Engines', which are how the system generates power.
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- [?] What are Stirling Engines? #MARVEL
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