China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Aug. 2 gave Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) the green light to commission the experimental 2-MWth thorium-based molten salt reactor ...
Chinese environment authorities have officially approved the commissioning of the "Thorium Molten Salt Reactor - Liquid Fuel 1" (TMSR-LF1), marking a significant step forward in China's pursuit of ...
China has just flipped the switch on a revolutionary thorium nuclear reactor that could change the future of energy forever or put our planet at risk. In this video, we explore how China’s new TMSR ...
The experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten salt reactor in Wuwei, Gansu Province, has achieved the first successful conversion of thorium-uranium nuclear fuel, the Shanghai Institute of Applied ...
Although uranium-235 is the typical fuel for commercial fission reactors on account of it being fissile, it’s relatively rare relative to the fertile U-238 and thorium (Th-232). Using either of these ...