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The first thorium molten salt reactor is now under construction
The first thorium molten salt reactor has officially entered the construction phase. Unlike conventional reactors, it uses thorium as a fertile material that is converted into usable fuel during ...
The Cool Down on MSN
Scientists achieve historic breakthrough with salt substance that could revolutionize nuclear power: 'A major milestone for American innovation'
This is the first time in history a fuel like this has seen success. Scientists achieve historic breakthrough with salt ...
Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN
US firm to build Gen IV nuclear reactor that uses molten salt as both fuel and coolant
US-based Terrestrial Energy has executed an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement with the Department ...
What if the next big thing in nuclear energy was a dusty old idea from the Cold War era? Once considered to power nuclear bombers, molten salt reactors (MSRs) are in the spotlight, promising safer, ...
Terrestrial Energy Inc. develops molten salt reactors with a $6.7 target and Project TETRA to meet data center demand. Read why IMSR stock is a hold.
Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a construction permit to Abilene Christian University (ACU) to build the Natura MSR-1, marking the first U.S. university research reactor approved in ...
Company’s second OTA agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) provides an expedited pathway to authorize operation of TEFLA, a pilot ...
A team from the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) the Netherlands has built the first molten salt reactor powered by thorium in decades. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...
The Integral MSR is also based on the MSR Experiment but has been modified to have a more sealed, passive approach. The design team is based in Canada with international involvement and support. An 80 ...
The liquid-fueled molten salt reactors such as the MSRE and the TMSR-LF have distinguishing dynamic features compared with solid-fueled reactors, such that conventional system analysis codes are not ...
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