China build the world’s first thorium molten salt nuclear power station

China build the world’s first thorium molten salt nuclear power station

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[vrealzhou]

China built a thorium molten salt nuclear reactor a few years ago in the desert already for testing. The test succeed so it's building an actual power station now. Also there's a plan to build a thorium based nuclear cargo ship as well.

[ozbandit]

Exciting, I've been talking up China's investment into Thorium since 2005. Good to see it near commercialisation after 20 years.

[ecospider]

Since molten salt reactors uses a liquid fuel it can have a plug at the bottom that will melt if things overheat. Then the molten salt thorium goes into a container under ground and the reaction stops.

[ythowdy]

The cleanest and safest nuclear reactor is the thorium molten salt reactor.

[MightySteve]

If any country that can make Thorium reactor to work, it would be China. After all, China has abundance of Thorium which is by-product of rare earth refining.

[mambocrazetube]

China is a big country and world's production center, so it needs a lot of energy, wind, solar and hydra are great but they're simply not enough, we (China) would need all the options we have, including this one.

[beautifulgirl]

China nuclear capacity has been growing rapidly in recent years, with the country adding more than 34 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in the last decade. As of April 2024, China had 55 operating nuclear reactors with a total net capacity of 53.2 GW. China also has 24 reactors UNDER CONSTRUCTION and 44 CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR CONSTRUCTION. China official energy policy is "as much as possible of all of the above". Watch domestic China TV if you imagine this to be untrue.

[ben-andyhein]

I think that NONE of the images in this video are of a "Thorium Reactor Plant". There was no "cooling tower" at Oak Ridge. That's why they don't need a water source, they aren't using it for evaporative cooling. Thus, those structures shown are "Traditional Uranium Power Plants".

[ejduffy]

The US national laboratory at oak ridge TN made a test reactor in the 50’s. The story is fascinating. It stemmed from a request from the Air Force for nuclear powered bombers. Terrible idea, but an interesting problem and the engineers figured it out. The technology was squashed by Nixon for several reasons mainly that it wasn’t developed in his home state like the light water reactors were, but also because it will not produce material for nuclear weapons. In fact you can use a LFTR reactor to burn waste from the more conventional systems. It really is an incredible technology and while I agree that the majority of power can be supplied by renewables, this may find an application very close to its original intent powering long range space exploration. There are many old YouTube videos about this that are well worth watching. You have a decent overview but it’s actually way better than you think.

[rtzx]

Thorium MSR does not need water to cool it therefore ideal where there is no water in the desert.

[donwilson]

Uranium was from the start preferred by USA, Russia from day one because it could be used to make nuclear weapons. Thorium was always the better choice.

[stanleytolle]

Not just molten salt but thorium molten salt reactor. Being high tempature it can cool using air exchanger like a AC system. Since it operates at low presure these reactors don't need containment structures. These reactors can be built near population centers. Running at high tempatures heat can be stored in molten salt tanks so the power output can be ramped up and down as needed. A plant like this is able to output power at times twice the power output of the nuclear reactor. Heat storage in molten salt is 1/3 the cost of any other storage ststem.

[gelinrefira]

Maybe the Chinese government is waiting for the 4th gen nuclear reactors, including this thorium molten salt reactor to mature before they scale up. Once they decide to scale up, it is going to ramp up very very fast.

[januszpedzinski]

Diversification of electric grid is lot more important than Electric Viking believes.
Nuclear production of electricity is the only green base power available.
High cost of installation is always going to be secondary consideration
And China gets it

[phazyy]

Thorium reactors will run 24/7 non-stop. Renewables are at best supplemental (although I do like the idea of storing thermal energy from wind/solar) nuclear will always be the superior option.

[twu]

Solar and wind power are great. But for countries like Canada, which does not get a lot of sun, hydro and nuclear is still the best alternative. Also, thorium reactors don’t need water. So these reactors are good for inland, small, mountainous countries that do not have a lot of space for solar and wind. So still a worthwhile alternative energy technology.

[northernsamba]

Thorium molten salt reactors do not require water for cooling. Molten salt is used for heat transfer. Corrosion was a significant obstacle. Chinese scientists must have overcomed this for it to be commercialized. Small Thorium nuclear reactors could be built in remote regions and since it does not produce by products for weapons, it can be safely sold around the globe. Small Thorium reactors are safe for use in ships. India has a huge source of Thorium and has been working on it much longer. For some reason it now lags China in this area. Many other countries are now jumping on the idea and I wish them success.
It takes a country like China to push peaceful use of nuclear energy.

[travarb]

Thorium, for this period in time is a fantastic option for power. Much better than enriched Uranium reactor. Safe and clean. You can't say that about dirty Uranium.

[ejduffy]

I feel like I ought to add one more angle to the discussion (if it’s still ongoing). Thorium is actually the reason we “don’t have” many rare earth elements in the US. While it has a an extremely low level of natural decay (not harmful) it is classified as nuclear waste when mined. It occurs very commonly in conjunction with all of those other minerals that we would like to have. Because it is currently not used for power it has the be disposed of and the classification as radioactive waste makes that expensive enough to abort any real attempt at mining these resources in North America. GE (since Westinghouse went under) is the only provider of nuclear energy here and they have many lobbyists who would prefer to keep the monopoly. Therefore we have complete regulatory capture.

[zoidMonkey]

Though wind, solar, and batteries are a lot cheaper and so much quicker to implement, thorium molten salt reactors have a load of great bonus benefits that make them one of the few reactors worth considering. Here's why:

- Thorium reactors can also burn waste fuel from other reactors, on top of the salt-dissolved uranium-thorium fuel mix they use.
- Some designs (not all) of thorium reactors can produce very rare and difficult-to-create materials that can be used in cancer treatments.
- MSR reactors operate at low pressure but at much higher temperatures than normal reactors, ranging from 800 to 1500 degrees Celsius. This is super useful for hundreds of different chemical processes that require extreme heat and are currently almost impossible to make green.
- Because of the low pressures its a lot safer. And in the event of an emergency, they can drop the liquid fuel into a special tank that sits below the reactor tank which makes it inert and stops the reaction dead. This is the ultimate safety system, and it literally requires no power to activate—in fact, it activates if the power is cut to the safety systems. Significant reduction of the risk factor.