IAEA has issued a technical document on molten salt reactors

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 04.12.2023

The IAEA has issued a technical document describing the current level of development of molten salt reactor technology.

The title of the document is INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Status of Molten Salt Reactor Technology, Technical Reports Series No. 489, IAEA, Vienna (2023).

The document has 315 pages and 110 illustrations. The document language is English.

The terms of purchase of a hard copy of the document are available at this link. The current price is 86 euros, the online version is available for free (see the link above).

The document has been prepared and published to assist representatives of the scientific community and industry, as well as relevant regulatory authorities.

The document briefly describes the current state of research, technological developments, reactor projects and experiments in the field of molten salt reactors.

The areas in which research and development is required in preparation for commercial implementation are also highlighted.

Topics: IAEA, Molten-salt reactors

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