However, the massive scale of building reactors means that projects get delayed, and cost overruns are common. These shortcomings are being addressed through innovations such as small modular reactors ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are an innovative type of nuclear reactor that utilize molten salts as both coolant and fuel. This technology is gaining attention due to its potential advantages ...

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 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 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 ...

After a half-century hiatus, thorium has returned to the front lines of nuclear power research as a source of fuel. In 2025, China plans to start building a demonstration thorium-based molten-salt ...

“The system design allows only sodium to move through the solid-state electrolyte to charge ... “We showed that this new molten salt battery design has the potential to charge and discharge ...