🔬 MoltexFLEX publishes research on graphite interaction with molten salt
MoltexFLEX scientists worked with the University of Manchester's Nuclear Graphite Research Group to use X-ray micro CT scanners to investigate how molten salt infiltrates pores within standard industrial grades of graphite.
🔌 Moltex recycling process granted Canadian patent
(… I was fortunate to get a chance to speak at the first Thorium Energy confernce; I have been following the MSR story ever since and I am excited about Moltex because they seem to have found answers to all the difficult questions around MSRs)
The patent covers Moltex Energy Canada's Waste To Stable Salt (WATSS) process for converting any uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel, part of a suite of technologies being developed by the company alongside its Stable Salt Reactor - Wasteburner (SSR-W) fast reactor and GridReserve thermal energy storage system.
SMRs, especially those intending to use MOX fuel, are #proliferation prone:
"Bad guys and bombs: The nuclear risks of small modular reactors"
Also, “Both recycling and burying spent nuclear fuel come with risks. Burying the waste deep underground could hypothetically mean the site could be exploited as a plutonium mine for future nuclear weapon production while reprocessing it could open the door for clandestine repurposing.”
#SMR #nuclear #NuclearPower #Moltex #Canada
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/03/news/bad-guys-bombs-nuclear-risks-small-modular-reactors
Nuclear proliferation experts are worried that a Canadian company could make it easier to acquire nuclear weapons. The CEO disagrees. After decades of policy to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the stakes of this battle couldn't be higher.
Moltex announces waste recycling breakthrough
(… Moltex is the sleeper of next generation reactors. I’ve been following molten salt reactors and fast breeders for a long time and Moltex has found answers to the worst problems of both. It seems the most likely to change the world.)
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Moltex-announces-waste-recycling-breakthrough
#nuclear #decarbonization #energytransition #energy #technology #canada #moltex
"Canadian reactors that “recycle” plutonium would create more problems than they solve"
Makers of Moltex reactors claim they can make energy from spent nuclear fuel. But if it works, it would produce more waste and increase proliferation risks, a nuclear engineer and a physicist argue.
Paul Houle
Bo Jacobs