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

China has successfully achieved the first-ever thorium to uranium nuclear fuel conversion in a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR), and obtained valid experimental data following thorium fuel loading, ...

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With concrete already being poured, this startup’s molten salt–cooled reactors could be the first to deliver cheaper, safer nuclear power.

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 ...

Scientists may have found the answer to our energy needs, and as much as we don’t like it, it has the shape of a nuclear reactor. Nevertheless, it is much safer than everything in operation today and ...

When you want to build a nuclear reactor close to people's backyards, there may be questions. Abilene Christian University took on a room full of residents and others with questions about ...

From energy needs and a potential cure for cancer to clean water for all, Abilene Christian University's molten salt nuclear reactor currently under construction and due to go online in 2025 may ...

The Integral MSR is also based on the MSR Experiment but has been modified to have a more sealed, passive approach. The design team is based in Canada with international involvement and support. An 80 ...

Nuclear power was the resurgent darling of the energy industry just a few years ago as concerns over global warming mounted. Then there was the disastrous meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi plant in ...

Carolyn Krause concludes her series looking at Stan Thompson, Glenn Seaborg, and Alvin Weinberg with this look at the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment. She enlisted the help of Ronnie Bogard, the ...

The core vessel of the thorium molten salt reactor is hoisted in Wuwei, Gansu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...