Over the past decade, nuclear power has been making a comeback as an important source of low-cost, carbon-free energy. This renaissance is fueled by the world’s ever-growing energy needs and by ...

Molten-salt reactors were first built in the 1950s but haven't been used in the US since the 1970s. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued a permit to build a molten-salt nuclear plant.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has debuted a new molten salt test loop that will support the development of advanced reactors using molten salts. The Molten Salt Flow Loop Test Bed is meant to allow ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a construction permit to Abilene Christian University (ACU) to build the Natura MSR-1, marking the first U.S. university research reactor approved in ...

Molten salt nuclear reactors (MSR) also have unique passive methods of preventing nuclear disasters. Some plants are equipped with what's known as a "freeze plug" in the reactor chamber. In the event ...

The electrochemical behaviour in molten salts encompasses a broad spectrum of research that bridges fundamental science and industrial applications. Molten salts, due to their high ionic conductivity ...

When the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, CA, achieved a fusion energy gain factor of 1.6 on a test of its laser-based fusion reactor, the response was either utter elation or jaded skepticism ...

Research led by scientists at various institutes in China has delivered key insights into the synergistic damage caused by irradiation and corrosion in molten salt reactors (MSR). After studying ...

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Research into the electrochemical behaviour of titanium ions in molten salts has provided significant insight into the complex mechanisms governing extraction, electrodeposition and refining processes ...