CONFIRMED: China built and has brought to full power the world's first-ever thorium-containing molten salt reactor, the TMSR-LF1. Initial criticality occurred on Oct 11, 2023. Full power on June 17, 2024. Pa-233 from thorium was detected Oct 8, 2024.

It's the first MSR to run https://t.co/7DdWqoxs4x

Nick Touran

Crazy new development https://x.com/whatisnuclear/status/1903067742934069614?s=46

Presentation from https://www.gen-4.org/resources/webinars/education-and-training-series-97-overview-and-update-msr-activities-within-gif