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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Next-gen nuclear reactors in US to get more efficient with Idaho’s new test bed
These next-generation reactors, particularly molten salt reactors (MSRs), offer the potential for safer, more flexible energy ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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Fuel breakthrough paves way for cutting-edge nuclear reactor
Despite their advantages, molten salt reactors do have their drawbacks ... This is the problem that INL's Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is dealing with. Since 2020, the technical ...
Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy goes public via SPAC, netting $280M in merger
The North Carolina-based company is developing small modular reactors and expects to net $280 million from the deal. Before ...
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 ...