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 ...

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 ...

Inside a reactor, key metal components will be exposed not only to molten salt but also simultaneously to radiation, which generally has a detrimental effect on materials, making them more brittle ...

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In a notable, dedicated effort by a major U.S. utility to boost the development of an advanced reactor technology, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Kairos Power, developer of a… ...

Four Texas A&M University academics are leading the way in nuclear material research to help develop safer, more advanced ...

Relevant to sodium, lead and lead-bismuth eutectic coolants. Reactor design features, modelling requirements and heat transfer in liquid metals. Relevant to molten salts used as primary coolant, ...

Orano has formed two working groups focused on advanced modular reactors, collaborating with various designers to explore ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Abilene Christian University (ACU) a construction permit to build its Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on the university’s campus ...

Dewan and Massie hoped to build the reactor themselves but recently realized that the small company they founded didn’t have the capacity. Instead they’ve open-sourced the design. “We wanted to bring ...

Abilene Christian University was issued a construction permit by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build its molten salt reactor at the university's Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory.