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Monday, June 3, 2019

ThorCon Advanced Nuclear Reactor -- More Than Worth Its Weight In Salt

ThorCon Advanced Nuclear Reactor -- More Than Worth Its Weight In Salt: ThorCon is a nuclear reactor with molten salt fuel containing thorium+uranium that is walk-away-safe. ThorCon would be completely manufactured in 150 to 500 ton blocks in a shipyard, assembled and towed to a site, with order of magnitude improvements in productivity, quality control, and build time.

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