minus-squaremossberg590@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyz•same shit every day, on godlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days agoThe molten salt is used as the first step. It then makes steam through a heat exchanger. Molten salt is safer next to the actual reactor because water is not a good coolant in case of emergency. linkfedilink
minus-squaremossberg590@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyz•same shit every day, on godlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·2 days agoReadily available, low boiling point, non corrosive (relatively), and ecologically safe. What more do you want? linkfedilink
The molten salt is used as the first step. It then makes steam through a heat exchanger. Molten salt is safer next to the actual reactor because water is not a good coolant in case of emergency.