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 ...
New Atlas11h
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 ...
Tech Xplore on MSN15h
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 ...
Science Daily2h
Study tracks chromium chemistry in irradiated molten salts
Chemists report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts.
Nuclear Engineering International1d
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 ...
Power Engineering1d
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.
Real-time monitoring of advanced nuclear fuel now possible with new test bed
To meet energy demands and reestablish the nation's energy dominance, U.S. companies are developing several types of advanced ...
Phys.org3d
Real-time monitoring of advanced nuclear fuel now possible with new test bed
To meet energy demands and reestablish the nation's energy dominance, U.S. companies are developing several types of advanced reactors. One type of advanced reactor, a molten salt reactor, uses ...