According to the Washington Examiner, the federal Energy Department is working with a company founded by Bill Gates (TerraPower) to develop small, less expensive/more efficient, nuclear reactors to produce electrical power.
These reactors use the molten salt cooling technology, as well as using liquefied sodium for a fuel source.
This is early stages development. A prototype 1,100 Megawatt reactor isn’t scheduled until 2030.
Certainly a step in the the right direction for reliable, carbon free energy.
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