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Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have successfully created the first batch of fuel salt for the world’s first fast-spectrum, salt-fueled reactor test.
The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is a molten-chloride fast reactor design that uses liquid salt as the fuel and the coolant, allowing for high operating temperatures to efficiently produce heat or electricity. Earlier this year, scientists at INL fine-tuned the recipe to produce large quantities of fuel salt for MCRE, which will require 72 to 75 batches to go critical.
The new fuel salt synthesis line is a major step for the project and the largest fuel production effort at INL since the operations of Experimental Breeder Reactor-II more than 30 years ago.
The team anticipates delivering four additional batches by March of 2026.
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