The idea of a homogeneous nuclear reactor, first considered by Ya.B. Zeldovich and Yu.B. Khariton in 1939, has since had its ups and downs and is now re-emerging, enriched with knowledge and experience accumulated over the years. One of the current versions of the idea, the molten salt fast reactor with a U—Pu cycle, is presented in this paper.

PACS: 01.65.+g, 28.41.−i, 28.50.−k (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0184.201403a.0227 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2014/3/b/ 000337360600001 2-s2.0-84902174353 2014PhyU...57..215P Citation: Ponomarev L I "Ya B Zeldovich and nuclear power" Phys. Usp. 57 215–218 (2014) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Received: 8th, October 2013, revised: 11th, December 2013, accepted: 27th, November 2013 Оригинал: Пономарёв Л И «Я.Б. Зельдович и ядерная энергетика» УФН 184 227–230 (2014); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0184.201403a.0227