Moltex Energy Limited subsidiary MoltexFLEX has announced the launch of its FLEX molten salt reactor. Through flexible operation and the use of thermal storage technology, the FLEX can support intermittent renewable energy through its rapid responsiveness to changes in demand.
Matthew Memmott is a Brigham Young University professor and nuclear engineering expert. He and his team have designed a new system for safer nuclear energy production. Their new system is a molten salt micro-reactor that may solve many problems with nuclear power.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently launched the SRZ-1200 advanced pressurized water reactor (PWR) design. The SRZ-1200 was developed in collaboration with four Japanese utilities. It is designed to meet Japan’s enhanced regulatory safety standards.
Physicists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have recently proposed that the formation of “hills and valleys” in magnetic field lines could be the origin of sudden collapses of heat ahead of disruptions that can damage donut-shaped tokamak fusion facilities.