The first Thorium nuclear reactor in the world operates – The Observatorial

It doesn't necessarily have to be uranium. In the Gobi desert, China has put the world's only thorium reactor into operation as a test reactor – and it works. A much safer alternative for nuclear power since nuclear fusion is impossible. Because thorium reactors, especially LFTRs (liquid fluoride thorium reactors), use the readily available element thorium-232, which can be transformed into uranium-233, are considered as important future technol…

The first Thorium nuclear reactor in the world operates – The Observatorial

The world’s first Thorium melting salt reactor is in the Gobi desert that produces 2 megawatts and does not produce toxic waste.   Experiments of China’s melting salt loop. Image: MSN Chinese scientists have completed a major breakthrough in clean energy when maintaining the first Thorium melting salt reactor in the world in the Gobi […]

China has put into operation the world's first thorium molten salt reactor, marking an important milestone for clean nuclear energy innovation China has put into operation the only operational thorium molten salt reactor in the world, marking a global breakthrough in clean nuclear energy through declassified American research.Chinese scientists have reloaded fuel into the operating reactor in the desert.