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China’s Molten Salt Reactor Reaches Thorium-Uranium Conversion Milestone
Key Takeaway
This milestone signals long-term progress in advanced nuclear technology, potentially diversifying future baseload power options with sustainable, low-carbon thorium-fueled reactors.
AI Summary
- •China's SINAP successfully demonstrated thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion within an operating molten salt reactor (MSR), marking a significant R&D milestone.
- •This achievement advances the potential for MSRs to utilize abundant thorium, offering a long-term, sustainable, and low-carbon nuclear fuel cycle.
- •While still in early development, successful MSR deployment could eventually provide a new, stable baseload power option, impacting future energy supply diversification for large consumers and IPPs.
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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 The post China’s Molten Salt Reactor Reaches Thorium-Uranium Conversion Milestone appeared first on POWER Magazine .