SMR Materials and Manufacturing: Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR)

Terrestrial Energy

The presentation discusses ongoing collaborative R&D opportunities that are related to the technology, to manufacturing, and to the materials employed, and was followed by a Q&A session.

The Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR®) technology originates from MSR technology researched, developed, prototyped and demonstrated since the 1950s in a number of national laboratories. MSR research and development today continues through the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), in which Terrestrial Energy is the only private sector member company. The ISMR® nuclear power plant is designed for industrial cogeneration, and incorporates a set of proprietary pragmatic design choices that address technical issues and maximize the commercial opportunity for deployment. At its core is a replaceable and sealed “Core-unit”, which restricts volatile fission products and other radioactive particles from escaping to the surrounding containment and will be replaced every 7 years during operation. The presentation discusses ongoing collaborative R&D opportunities that are related to the technology, to manufacturing, and to the materials employed, and was followed by a Q&A session.