[RSS] China unveils power of thorium reactor for world’s largest cargo ship

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[RSS] China unveils power of thorium reactor for world’s largest cargo ship

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China has unveiled critical details of a revolutionary cargo ship under development: a nuclear-powered vessel that can carry 14,000 standard shipping containers. But what makes this ship truly groundbreaking is that it will be powered by a thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR) with a thermal output of 200 megawatts – matching the power level of the S6W pressurised water reactor used in the US Navy’s most advanced Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarines. Unlike traditional nuclear reactors...

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