Idaho lab produces first fuel for fast molten salt reactor, paving way for maritime deployment

IDAHO FALLS — Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE)—the world’s first test of a molten chloride salt fast reactor. “This is the first time in history that chloride-based molten salt fuel […]
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