Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...

A novel small modular reactor design will use its waste heat to desalinate water produced in Texan oil and gas wells.

Molten salt electrolysis is an innovative method for ... and operational conditions to enhance efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Solid oxide membrane (SOM) processes are also being ...

For decades, molten salt reactors have been expected to possess ... that distinguish them from typical nuclear reactors that ...

(Source: ORNL) From there the project ended up at ORNL, where the original solid fuel design was changed into a molten salt/fuel mixture due to concerns over reaction stability at high ...

During World War II a scientist named Georg Otto Erb developed the molten salt battery for use in military applications. The war ended before Erb’s batteries found any real use, but British ...

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“The freeze-thaw phenomenon is possible because the battery’s electrolyte is molten salt – a molecular cousin of ordinary table salt. The material is liquid at higher temperatures but solid ...

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the University of Évora (UÉ, Portugal) jointly operate a test facility for molten salt technologies near the city of Évora, the Évora Molten Salt Platform (EMSP).

The Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids Discussion Group (MSILDG) is one of the RSC's many Interest Groups. The Interest Groups are member driven groups which exist to benefit RSC members, and the wider ...