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

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wow, this is wild! never thought we'd see something like this in our lifetime. 🚀💡 what's next?