The nuclear technology company Kairos is using molten salt cooling, a technique originally developed in the mid-20th century, ...

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 ...

A novel nuclear reactor currently under construction at the Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas will help generate carbon-free energy while also desalinating water, solving two problems at ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) represent a transformative approach in nuclear energy, utilising high-temperature molten salts as both coolant and fuel solvent. This design offers notable advantages in ...

The experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten salt reactor in Wuwei, Gansu Province, has achieved the first successful ...

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China has unveiled plans for a groundbreaking cargo ship that could change the future of global shipping. The vessel is set ...

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 ...

The experimental TMSR built by SINAP, in cooperation with other Chinese institutions, is a unique facility. It currently ...

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, ...