hold up -- you are confusing molten salt with liquid metal. molten salt reactors do not contain liquid sodium metal. in a molten salt the sodium is chemically b

hold up -- you are confusing molten salt with liquid metal. molten salt reactors do not contain liquid sodium metal. in a molten salt the sodium is chemically bound to Fluorine or Chlorine, etc. the explosive fire danger you're talking about applies to "Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors" which is a different animal altogether. but yes, those are scary! and have had lots of accidents/fires in the past.