Thorium

Scientists at the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) in Petten, Netherlands, have commenced the world’s first thorium molten salt reactor (TMSR) experiment in more than 45 years (Figure 1). The SALt Irradiation ExperimeNT, or SALIENT, was developed in cooperation with the European Commission Joint Research Center’s Institute for Transuranium Elements, which is located near Karlsruhe, Germany.

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