Mar 4, 2025 · The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) at INL will test a new type of nuclear reactor that uses a mixture of molten chloride salt and uranium as fuel and coolant.

Mar 6, 2025 · Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory continue to make progress on the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), which entails research and development for the first …

Non-light water reactor (non-LWR) technologies will play a key role in meeting the world’s future energy needs and will build on the foundation established by the current light water reactor …

MCRE will be the first fast spectrum, molten chloride reactor in operation. Mission statement: to measure key reactor physics phenomena and test hypotheses. • Small critical experiment to …

The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) at INL is set to evaluate a revolutionary nuclear reactor design using molten chloride salt combined with uranium as both a fuel and coolant. …

May 30, 2023 · Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) on the grounds that it would use fuel containing more than 600kg of 93%-enriched, weapons-grade, highly enriched uranium (HEU) …

Nov 16, 2023 · The MCRE will inform the design, licensing and operation of TerraPower’s Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) – an innovative reactor technology that could provide low-cost, …

Mar 30, 2023 · A tiny 200-kWt reactor the Department of Energy says would be the first critical fast-spectrum circulating fuel reactor and the first fast-spectrum molten salt reactor (MSR) …

Mar 5, 2025 · The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) at INL will test a new type of nuclear reactor that uses a mixture of molten chloride salt and uranium as fuel and coolant. …

Jul 20, 2023 · MCRE will be the first fast spectrum, molten chloride reactor in operation. Small critical experiment to provide data for future reactors. - Collaboration between Southern …