Terrestrial_Energy
Terrestrial Energy
Canadian nuclear technology company developing the Integral Molten Salt Reactor
Terrestrial Energy is a Canadian nuclear technology company working on Generation IV nuclear technology.[1] It expects to produce cost-competitive, high-temperature thermal energy with zero emissions. The company is developing a 190 MWe Integral Molten Salt Reactor design[2] and is conducting its Pre-Licensing Vendor Design Review[3] with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.[4]
This is one example of a small modular reactor (SMR) characteristic of Generation IV nuclear reactor designs.
Terrestrial Energy claims two principal advantages over legacy nuclear power plants. First, construction is meant to take 4 years, versus 8-12 for legacy designs. Second, the T-E IMSR plant can be used to generate either electricity or industrial steam.[1]
Relative to other Generation IV designs, T-E’s IMSR uses no unproven engineering concepts, instead leveraging proven technologies in a unique way. This is meant to reduce licensing and timeline risks that have slowed the adoption of other approaches.