Molten salt reactor

MSR

Fuel DISSOLVED in the salt, which in most designs is fuel carrier and coolant at once. Distinct from a salt-cooled reactor with solid fuel; the two are often confused. Moderator, where one is used at all, is a separate design choice from the salt: thermal-spectrum MSRs are typically graphite-moderated, fast-spectrum MSRs carry no moderator.

Organisations and devices by approach: Molten salt reactor on the technology page

Vocabulary id: approach:molten-salt
Scheme: Technology approaches
Records using it: 14

Organisations 12

Abilene Christian University Copenhagen Atomics Flibe Energy Moltex Energy NAAREA Natura Resources Saltfoss Energy Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Stellaria Terrestrial Energy ThorCon International Thorizon

Devices 2

Molten Salt Research Reactor (Abilene Christian University)TMSR-LF1

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