The Curious Tale of Molten Salt Reactors - media.cns-snc.ca
The Curious Tale of Molten Salt Reactors - media.cns-snc.ca
The Curious Tale of Molten Salt Reactors - media.cns-snc.ca
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<strong>The</strong> World Needs Nuclear<br />
• LWRs and HWRs mature technology but little area for improvements<br />
and widespread adoption unlikely<br />
• Supercriti<strong>ca</strong>l Water<br />
– Extremely challenging material science, still many years <strong>of</strong>f<br />
• Gas Cooled Prismatic or Pebble Beds<br />
– Good safety <strong>ca</strong>se, economics marginal<br />
– Must co-develop fuel fabri<strong>ca</strong>tion and Brayton turbines<br />
• Fast breeders<br />
– De<strong>ca</strong>des and billions later, still unproven economics<br />
• Small Modular LWR or FBRs<br />
– Fine for niche markets, unlikely a base load competitor<br />
• <strong>Molten</strong> <strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Reactors</strong> have the potential to be true game changers