>
SpaceX Starship HeatShield Solution
One Million Signatures For French Immigration Referendum
Man Faces Potential Attempted Murder Charge In France After Stabbing Home Intruder
Report: Older Man Initially Arrested After Kirk Shooting Confessed to Distracting Police...
We finally integrated the tiny brains with computers and AI
Stylish Prefab Home Can Be 'Dropped' into Flooded Areas or Anywhere Housing is Needed
Energy Secretary Expects Fusion to Power the World in 8-15 Years
ORNL tackles control challenges of nuclear rocket engines
Tesla Megapack Keynote LIVE - TESLA is Making Transformers !!
Methylene chloride (CH2Cl?) and acetone (C?H?O) create a powerful paint remover...
Engineer Builds His Own X-Ray After Hospital Charges Him $69K
Researchers create 2D nanomaterials with up to nine metals for extreme conditions
Laser connects plane and satellite in breakthrough air-to-space link
Lucid Motors' World-Leading Electric Powertrain Breakdown with Emad Dlala and Eric Bach
Economics of Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors
Progress in Nuclear Energy. Volume 129, November 202. Economics and Finance of Molten Salt Reactors
Moir and other previous analysis reaches the following two main results:
– LCOE of a 1000 MWe MSR (20% enriched): $36.5/MWh;
– LCOE of a 1000 MWe MSR is 7% lower than an equal size PWR and 9% lower than an equal size coal plant.
However, the analysis does not consider the impact on the cost of several items such as safety, licensing, and environmental standard.
Terrestrial Energy's 195 MWe IMSR uses graphite as moderator and molten salts as coolant. Terrestrial Energy's IMSR is envisaged to adopt modular construction. The 195 MWe IMSR power plant plan is for 4 year construction timeline and an upfront investment of less than $1 Billion. IMSRs could dispatch power at under $50/MWh.
The ThorCon is a 250 MWe scaled-up version of the Oak Ridge MSR Experiment which will use graphite as moderator and a mixture of sodium and beryllium fluoride salts as coolant. Thorcon NPP drawing presents two 250 MWe power modules. They estimation $800–1000/kWe and an electricity generation cost of $30/MWh for a 500 MWe ThorCon NPP. This would drop significantly with a mass production system using shipyards for construction.