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NuclearChina’s Molten Salt Reactor Reaches Thorium-Uranium Conversion Milestone
China’s Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) in November reported it had achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion inside an operating molten salt reactor (MSR). The milestone provides the first
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Clean Core Thorium Energy
- Copenhagen Atomics
- Experimental reactors
- Fuel conversion
- Generation IV reactors
- Idaho National Laboratory
- molten salt reactor
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP)
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- Thorizon
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NuclearVersatile Test Reactor Moves into Engineering Design Phase
The Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a planned experimental fast neutron reactor that the Department of Energy (DOE) says is crucial to support domestic advanced nuclear reactor research and development has cleared “Critical Decision 1,” paving the way for the engineering design phase to begin. Critical Decision 1—also known as “Approve Alternative Selection and Cost Range”—is […]
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NuclearDOE Awards $67M to Nuclear Research Projects Nationwide
The Department of Energy (DOE) will tag $67 million of federal funds for 83 nuclear energy projects across the country in an effort to boost scientific breakthroughs. The agency said the awards announced on Aug. 20 would help provide “crucial funding” for research and development as well as for training and education of the country’s […]
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