"But there's huge progress being made with materials," he said. US scientists first started looking into molten salt reactors ... thorium effectively abandoned in favour of uranium. The 2MW TMSR ...

In June 2023, China issued an operating permit for an experimental molten salt thorium nuclear reactor. Built in the middle of the Gobi Desert in the country’s north, the reactor will undergo testing ...

Uranium is the primary fuel for nuclear reactors and must be managed properly ... similar to the fuel demand. Additionally, thorium is also being investigated as a potential alternate source of ...