ThorCon nuclear reactor

The Thorcon nuclear reactor is a design of a molten salt reactor with a graphite moderator, currently proposed by the US-based Thorcon company. These nuclear reactors are designed as part of a floating power plant, to be manufactured on an assembly line in a shipyard, and to be delivered via barge to any ocean or major waterway shoreline, similar to the US's MH-1A from 1968 and the Russian Akademik Lomonosov operating since 2020. The reactors are to be delivered as a sealed unit and never opened on site. All reactor maintenance and fuel processing are to be done at an off-site location. As of April 2025, no reactor of this type has been built.

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