Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

General diagram. (Source: ORNL ... and many have had prototypes built. So too for molten salt reactors (MSRs), which saw Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) create a number of prototypes ...

After five years of research, scientists at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect ...

After five years of trying to find the right ingredients, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have ...

A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If ...

Scientists at the United States Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have announced a breakthrough for the world’s first critical ...

Thorizon of the Netherlands announced it has secured EUR20 million (USD22 million) in funding to accelerate the development ...

The lab's Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is testing a reactor design that replaces traditional fuel rods with a ...

A National Geographic emerging explorer with a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, she wants to resurrect the molten-salt reactor, a 1960s-era design that she hopes will revive nuclear energy as a ...

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...