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Advantages <strong>of</strong> all <strong>Molten</strong> <strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Reactors</strong><br />

Low Capital Costs<br />

• <strong>Molten</strong> salts are superior coolants so heat exchangers<br />

and pumps are smaller and easy to fabri<strong>ca</strong>te<br />

• This has a trickle down effect on building design,<br />

construction schedules and ease <strong>of</strong> factory fabri<strong>ca</strong>tion<br />

• Much higher thermal efficiency than LWR or FBR using<br />

Steam or Gas (He, CO2, N2)<br />

• Fuel cycle costs extremely low<br />

• No need for elaborate “defence in depth” or massive<br />

internal structures for steam containment and water<br />

reserves

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