The lab's Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is testing a reactor design that replaces traditional fuel rods with a ...

The new molten salt flow loop will inform the development of molten salt reactors, such as the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), by helping to identify corrosion-resistant materials ...

Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the Idaho National Laboratory have completed the inaugural run of a first-of ...

The same laboratory that has supported Wyoming’s emerging micro nuclear reactor sector is now inviting more companies to ...

After five years of trying to find the right ingredients, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect recipe to fuel the world’s first critical fast ...

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel ...

Southern Company and the US Department of Energy have signed an agreement to design, construct and operate the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment - a proof-of-concept critical fast-spectrum salt ...

In February 2023, TerraPower and Southern Company announced their agreement to design, construct and operate the MCRE at Idaho National Laboratory as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...

The US Department of Energy has released a final environmental assessment and draft finding of no significant impact for the design, construction, and operation of the Molten Chloride Reactor ...

For example, in February 2022, TerraPower and Southern Company announced an agreement to design, construct, and operate the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE)—the world’s first critical ...

Scientists at the INL have found a new recipe for energy through their Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE).The MCRE project is testing a new type of nuclear reactor that uses fuel made of a ...