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Commercially usually means they are actually outputting things. Lftrs have been hyped since like 2010 and I don't think any new molten salt reactor has made an
by adamsmith143 5y ago
Commercially usually means they are actually outputting things.
Lftrs have been hyped since like 2010 and I don't think any new molten salt reactor has made any net power on the grid since then. From what I could tell of the companies you listed not a single one even has a demo reactor and the earliest ones are slated for years from now.
- DennisP 5y agoSo you wouldn't define pre-release tech startups as commercial? Ok. They have investors who hope for profits, call them what you like. None of these projects are LFTRs. They're generally uranium-fueled, which retains the safety and cost advantages of MSRs without the radioactive chemical engineering of LFTRs. Terrestrial Energy, to take one example, has been doing well with regulators in Canada, and plans to operate a 390MW plant in 2028: https://www.powermag.com/terrestrial-energy-launches-390-mw-molten-salt-nuclear-reactor-design/ https://www.powermag.com/terrestrial-energy-launches-390-mw-... So yes, years away, but not that many years.
- adamsmith143 5y agoWell forgive the pessimism but these claims feel awfully like "Fusion is just 30 years away" which people have been saying for 50 years.