China's Experimental Molten Salt Reactor Receives Operating Licence
Interesting Engineering reports:Chinese authorities have officially given the green light to commission a working thorium-based molten salt nuclear reactor. Currently under construction since 2018, the reactor in question, "Thorium Molten Salt Reactor — Liquid Fuel 1" (TMSR-LF1), is being built at the Hongshagang Industrial Cluster, Wuwei City, Gansu Province.
If successful, the TMSR-LF1 has the potential to open doors for developing and constructing a more extensive demonstration facility
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