Comments on: The first thorium salt reactors in over 40 years were just switched on in Europe – ScienceAlert https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/ All about electronics and circuit design Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: territorial io https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/comment-page-1/#comment-1794808 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:25:36 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=58738#comment-1794808 This is a wonderful technique to finish writing an academic work in a timely manner and earn a good mark. Personally, I frequently employ a writing service to enhance my intellectual development.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/comment-page-1/#comment-1725442 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:03:13 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=58738#comment-1725442 China prepares to test thorium-fuelled nuclear reactor
If China’s experimental reactor is a success it could lead to commercialization and help the nation meet its climate goals.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02459-w

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/comment-page-1/#comment-1725328 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:51:25 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=58738#comment-1725328 Experimental reactor could hand China the holy grail of nuclear energy
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/experimental-reactor-could-hand-china-the-holy-grail-of-nuclear-energy-tcsqxwp3m

China is due to fire up an experimental nuclear reactor this month that could revolutionise the atomic energy industry.

The reactor is fuelled by thorium, a weakly radioactive element, instead of uranium. If successful it could deliver safer and cheaper nuclear energy, helping the country to reduce its carbon footprint. It will use molten salt rather than water as the coolant and its by-products are less suitable for weaponisation

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/comment-page-1/#comment-1720609 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:50:35 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=58738#comment-1720609 China Says It’s Closing in on Thorium Nuclear Reactor With prototype reportedly firing up in September, country teases commercial thorium power by 2030
https://spectrum.ieee.org/china-closing-in-on-thorium-nuclear-reactor

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/comment-page-1/#comment-1719229 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:16:46 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=58738#comment-1719229 Could China’s molten salt nuclear reactor be a clean, safe source of power?https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3141581/could-chinas-molten-salt-nuclear-reactor-be-clean-safe-source

The thorium-powered reactors do not need water as a coolant, meaning they can be built in remote deserts alongside wind and solar power plants
The technology should be safer than uranium-powered reactors and may also dispel some of China’s worries about energy security

The molten salt reactor, which is powered by liquid thorium rather than uranium, should also be safer than traditional ones because in the event of a leak, the molten thorium would cool and solidify quickly, dispersing less radiation into the environment.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/08/31/the-first-thorium-salt-reactors-in-over-40-years-were-just-switched-on-in-europe-sciencealert/comment-page-1/#comment-1682648 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:03:19 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=58738#comment-1682648 https://tieku.fi/teknologia/energia/ydinvoima/radioaktiivinen-ihmeaine-tuottaa-tehokkaasti-energiaa

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