The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the ...

These next-generation reactors, particularly molten salt reactors (MSRs), offer the potential for safer, more flexible energy ...

The large-scale renewable energy storage sphere is set to get a massive boost with the development of a 1 GWh molten salt ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors ...

High temperatures and ionizing radiation create extremely corrosive environments inside a nuclear reactor. To design ...

To meet energy demands and reestablish the nation's energy dominance, U.S. companies are developing several types of advanced ...

Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel efficiently for cutting-edge molten salt reactors. One of the big pushes in the effort to spark a 21st century renaissance in ...

Scientists at ORNL were able to use LIBS to measure various elements and isotopes in real time in a molten salt, something that is not easily done. After making a salt mixture of sodium nitrate ...

The Molten Salt Flow Loop Test Bed is meant to allow for continuous, real-time monitoring and analysis that makes molten salt research more efficient.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently revealed a new molten salt test loop to support the development of advanced reactors ...

Chemists report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts. High temperatures and ionizing ...