SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 2, 2025Interesting Engineering

China’s first-ever thorium fuel conversion paves way for 100MW molten-salt reactor

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China successfully converted thorium into uranium fuel in a molten-salt reactor, proving the technology works. This breakthrough could provide thousands of years of clean energy from China's massive thorium reserves.

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