However, the massive scale of building reactors means that projects get delayed, and cost overruns are common. These shortcomings are being addressed through innovations such as small modular reactors ...

So too for molten salt reactors (MSRs), which saw Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) create a number of prototypes, starting in 1954 when the Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE) reached first ...

France-based microreactor developer Naarea has formed a strategic partnership with Phoenix Manufacture – a French company ...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are gaining momentum as a promising clean energy solution, with numerous companies developing ...

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...

Texas Tech University is partnering with Natura Resources and Abilene Christian University to deploy Natura’s molten salt ...

Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) technology is an innovative approach to nuclear energy that utilizes molten salt as both a coolant and a fuel medium. This technology has garnered significant attention ...

Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are an innovative type of nuclear reactor that utilize molten salts as both coolant and fuel. This technology is gaining attention due to its potential advantages ...

Copenhagen Atomics is a Danish molten salt technology company developing mass manufacturable molten-salt reactors. The reactor type invented by Copenhagen Atomics is a thorium molten salt breeder ...

A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If ...

The company’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) is a Generation IV nuclear reactor that uses molten salt as a coolant and fuel carrier. Molten salt reactors offer a number of advantages over ...

Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings to mind something close to the commonly operated light-water reactors (LWRs) which operate using plain water (H 2 O) as coolant and with ...