“An experimental reactor developed in the Gobi Desert by the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion, paving the way for a nearly endless supply of nuclear energy.
This achievement makes the 2 MW liquid-fueled thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR) the only operating example of the technology in the world that has successfully loaded and utilized thorium fuel.
According to the academy, the experiment has provided initial evidence of the technical feasibility of using thorium resources in a molten salt reactor system and represents a major leap forward for the technology.
According to a report in Science & Technology Daily, this is the first time in the world that scientists have been able to obtain experimental data on thorium operations from inside a molten salt reactor.
From South China Morning Post,