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China Set to Begin First Trials of Thorium Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor

posted by martyb on Sunday August 29 2021, @01:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the glowing-recommendation? dept.

wirelessduck writes:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/china-thorium-molten-salt-nuclear-reactor-energy/100351932

Scientists in China are about to turn on for the first time an experimental reactor that's believed by some to be the Holy Grail of nuclear energy — safer, cheaper and with less potential for weaponisation.

Construction on the thorium-based molten salt reactor was expected to be finished this month with the first tests to begin as early as September, according to a statement from the Gansu provincial government.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by sgleysti on Sunday August 29 2021, @04:40PM

    by sgleysti (56) on Sunday August 29 2021, @04:40PM (#1172055)

    Moltex Energy is working with the government of New Brunswick in Canada to construct a Stable Salt Reactor capable of burning reprocessed CANDU reactor waste as fuel by the early 2030s. https://www.moltexenergy.com/our-first-reactor/ [moltexenergy.com]

    The Stable Salt Reactor concept seems excellent from an engineering and economic standpoint. Here's a good talk on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ApH-0YHkA [youtube.com]

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