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China Says It's Closing in on Thorium Nuclear Reactor

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Molten salt nuclear reactors (MSRs) fit the bill—and, according to at least one source , China may be well on their way to developing MSR technology. Government researchers there unveiled a design for a commercial molten salt reactor (MSR) that uses. Live Science , the Chinese government plans to build several large MSRs.

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Muons and ADNA proposing using accelerator-driven subcritical reactor for heat for production of synthetic fuels and chemicals

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The type of spallation target: lead, lead– bismuth, tungsten, molten salt, etc. The nature of the cooling agent: gas, molten metal, molten salt. and Muons, is a molten-salt based ADSR that uses a linear accelerator to produce spallation neutrons. or liquid (fluorides, chlorides). Resources.

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UP Catalyst offering carbon-negative graphite for European battery supply chain

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Samsung SDI, LG Chem, and Panasonic—the three largest manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries—are all looking for sustainable alternatives thus putting a strain on Chinese imported graphite. Every battery manufacturer is challenged by insufficient raw materials. —Bernd Schaefer, CEO of EIT RawMaterials.

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ORNL and Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics in CRADA for development of fluoride salt-cooled high-temp reactors

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The project will draw on ORNL’s expertise in fuels, materials, instrumentation and controls, design concepts, and modeling and simulation for advanced reactors, as well as the lab’s experience in the design, construction and operation of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, the only molten salt reactor ever built.