dang 5 hours ago

Thanks! We've put that link in the toptext as well.

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cubefox 6 hours ago

> Now, the research team is conducting systematic studies on the key scientific issues related to adding thorium, and aims to completethe construction of a 100-megawatt TMSR demonstration project, and begin operation by 2035.

For comparison: A commercial nuclear power plant is 1 gigawatt, a 10x difference. I assume this would be the next step.

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  • allenrb 3 hours ago

    The typical 1 gigawatt rating for a nuclear power reactor is measuring electrical output. Given the various inefficiencies, the actual reactor output (as heat) is something like 3x that amount. Whereas a research reactor will be quoted as thermal output.

    That to say, a typical commercial reactor might be 30x the power of a 100 MW research device.

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