These Floating Nuclear Reactors—Powered by Salt—Could Supercharge America’s Electrical Grid
The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...
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Molten salt test loop to advance next-gen nuclear reactors
Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the ...
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Study reveals chromium's role in molten salt reactor corrosion
High temperatures and ionizing radiation create extremely corrosive environments inside a nuclear reactor. To design ...
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Real-time monitoring of advanced nuclear fuel now possible with new test bed
One type of advanced reactor, a molten salt reactor, uses fuels dissolved in molten salt coolants instead of the solid fuels used in traditional nuclear reactors. These reactors feature enhanced ...
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INL launches molten salt test loop
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently revealed a new molten salt test loop to support the development of advanced reactors ...
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Idaho National Laboratory reveals ‘first-of-a-kind ‘ molten salt test loop
The Molten Salt Flow Loop Test Bed is meant to allow for continuous, real-time monitoring and analysis that makes molten salt research more efficient.
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US researchers make important progress for molten salt reactors
Nuclear energy is set to return - in the form of molten salt reactors. US researchers have developed a process for producing the necessary fuel. “It's like baking a cake,” describes Bill ...
Terrestrial Energy to Become First Publicly Traded Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Developer Through Combination with HCM II Acquisition Corp.
Terrestrial Energy Inc. (“Terrestrial Energy” or the “Company”) is developing a small modular nuclear plant (the Terrestrial “IMSR plant”) using ...