U.S. & China Collaborate on Thorium Nuclear Power Research
Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:34 PM PDT
Mark Halper writing for SmartPlanet reports the U.S. Department of Energy is quietly collaborating with China on an alternative nuclear power design known as the molten salt reactor that should run on thorium for fuel.According to a March presentation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on thorium molten salt reactors, Peter Lyons DOE’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy is co-chairing the partnership’s executive committee, along with Jiang Mianheng from the CAS.CAS is a Chinese government group overseeing about 100 research…Read more…