China’s first thorium reactor in Gansu
The world’s first thorium nuclear reactor operates in Gansu, now providing electricity to 1,000 households, later to 100,000 households; to be powered by a 373-megawatt reactor. Two thorium nuclear reactors would amount to 746 -megawatt.
Compare this with the most advanced American Carrier:
Two reactors will be installed on each Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, providing a power generation capacity at least 25% greater than the 550 MW (thermal) of the two A4W reactors in a Nimitz-class carrier.
Thus the power generated by the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier would amount to 687.5 MW (thermal).
Two thorium nuclear reactors for either of the China’s PLAN 004 or 005 aircraft carrier would power with 746 -megawatt; and would be more powerful than the two reactors installed on a Gerald R Ford-class carrier. So what is stopping China from installing their next carriers with thorium nuclear reactors?
iMedia News • August 12, 2023
“Nature” magazine said that China may test the world’s first thorium nuclear reactor at the end of this month in Wuwei City, Gansu Province. Although the nuclear reactor has a power of only 2 megawatts, it can provide electricity for about 1,000 households.
If the test results are satisfactory, China will build a 373-megawatt reactor of the same type that will provide electricity for 100,000 residents by 2030. This shows that China is the first country to try to commercialize this technology and will also become an exporter of this technology.
It is reported that the thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear energy system project started construction on September 30, 2018. The main project has been basically completed in May 2021. The electromechanical installation will be completed by the end of August and the commissioning will start in September [2023].
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