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China to Activate Experimental Nuclear Molten Salt Reactor, Hopes to Obtain Full Intellectual Rights

China to Activate Experimental Nuclear Molten Salt Reactor, Hopes to Obtain Full Intellectual Rights
British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (L) speaks with Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture general manager Guo Liming (R) in front of a nuclear reactor under construction at a nuclear power plant in Taishan, Guangdong Province, on Oct. 17, 2013. Bobby Yip/AFP/Getty Images
Katie Spence
Katie Spence
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In China’s remote northwest Gansu province, Chinese scientists successfully designed, and built, an experimental thorium-powered molten salt reactor—and they’re about to power it up.

Initially, 2024 was the projected completion date for the prototype; but a healthy research and design budget, plus a push from Beijing, thrust completion of the reactor ahead of schedule.

Katie Spence
Katie Spence
Freelance reporter
Katie Spence is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times who covers energy, climate, and Colorado politics. She has also covered medical industry censorship and government collusion. Ms. Spence has more than 10 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Motley Fool and The Maverick Observer. She can be reached at: [email protected]
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