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World’s first fusion-fission plant aims to generate 100MW nuclear power by 2030
China is set to build the world’s first fusion-fission hybrid power plant, a revolutionary step in nuclear energy. The ...
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Nuclear Salt Water Rocket a Delicate Balance of Supercritical Nuclear Explosions
There are some potentially valid criticism about the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR). The criticisms highlight real physical ...
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Russia tests next-gen nuclear fuel to boost 600 MWe reactor’s efficiency, cut waste
Nuclear fission reactors struggle with two key problems: poor fuel utilization and complicated radioactive waste handling. To ...
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The Integral Molten Salt Reactor And The Benefits Of Having A Liquid Fission Reactor
Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings to mind something close to the commonly operated light-water reactors (LWRs) which operate using plain water (H 2 O) as coolant and with ...
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What are Molten Salt Reactors?
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...