“Nuclear Power Turns to Salt “, by James Conca Contributor Jan 7 2015
Advantages of the ISMR: 1. produces electricity cheaper than using coal, ( an objective is to produce energy cheaper than using natural gas ) 2. creates much less waste and few long -lived radioactive elements. 3. uses almost all of the fuel, which lasts for 7 years ( without refueling,) and (the remaining fuel) itself can be recycled 4. is modular, from 80 MWt to 600 MWt , able to be combined and adapted to individual needs for both on and off -grid heat and power 5. is small enough to allow fast and easy ( factory) construction, and trucking to the (construction ) site 6. operates at normal ( ambient) pressures , removing those (containment) safety issues, and at higher temperatures making it more energetically efficient 7. has the type of passive safety features that make it walk-away safe 8. does not need external water for cooling 9. can load follow rapidly to buffer the intermittency of renewables.
For even more details refer to the Forbes article
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The general facility layout for Terrestrial Energy’s new Integral Molten Salt Reactor, showing the