Nuclear Engineering International5h
Thorizon secures new funding for MSR development
Netherlands-based start-up startup Thorizon, has secured €20m ($16.8m) in funding to accelerate the development of its ...
World Nuclear News2d
New funding to advance Thorizon molten salt reactor development
Thorizon of the Netherlands announced it has secured EUR20 million (USD22 million) in funding to accelerate the development ...
‘Nervous and rushed’: Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown in ...
International Atomic Energy Agency3d
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 ...
Interesting Engineering3d
Fukushima disaster: 14 years into Japan’s battle to remove 880 tons of nuclear debris
The path to removing the plant’s estimated 880 tons of nuclear debris is fraught with technical and human risks ...