Molten-salt nuclear reactors take the next step toward industrial deployment

This article was originally posted on Chemical Engineering Online.

Summary

Decades of work show molten-salt nuclear reactors can provide high-temperature process heat and efficient electricity at reduced pressures, but broad industrial adoption has lagged. Terrestrial Energy is advancing a modular plant concept to supply both heat and power for industrial processes, marking a step toward practical deployment.

Which industries stand to benefit most from modular molten-salt reactors, and what technical or regulatory hurdles must be cleared for near-term adoption?

Over decades of experimentation, molten-salt nuclear reactors have been shown to deliver high-temperature heat and extremely efficient electricity at reduced pressures. However, these reactors have yet to make the leap into widespread industrial adoption. Terrestrial Energy Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) has built upon previous molten-salt research to establish a modular nuclear-plant concept designed to meet the heating and power demands of industrial processes.

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Molten-salt nuclear reactors take the next step toward industrial deployment

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