In 1965, the United States developed a revolutionary molten salt reactor at Oak Ridge, before abandoning the project for political and military reasons related to the Cold War. Sixty years later, China took over this forgotten technology and has successfully operated the TMSR-LF1 in the Gobi Desert, even incorporating thorium fuel for the first time in the world. More
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In 1965, the United States developed a revolutionary molten salt reactor at Oak Ridge, before abandoning the project for political and military reasons related to the Cold War. Sixty years later, China took over this forgotten technology and has successfully operated the TMSR-LF1 in the Gobi Desert, even incorporating thorium fuel for the first time in the world. More