An experimental nuclear reactor that uses thorium instead of uranium as fuel and liquid salt instead of water as a coolant is scheduled to go into test operation in Wuwei, China, before the end of September.
With thorium as fuel and liquid salt as coolant, the People’s Republic of China wants to take a significant step forward on the road to climate-neutral energy production. A first test reactor is now in place. On the edge of the Gobi Desert, in the Chinese town of Wuwei in Gansu Province ... Read even more
