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 ...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to de-risk the cost overruns and delays through factory production methods.

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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 ...

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, ...