This article from September 5th claims they are planning a power plant and their prototype reached criticality but was not designed to generate electricity.
If it works, great. That’s not a guarantee. Test reactors do not make practical power plants.
This article from September 5th claims they are planning a power plant and their prototype reached criticality but was not designed to generate electricity.
If it works, great. That’s not a guarantee. Test reactors do not make practical power plants.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-06/china-building-thorium-nuclear-power-station-gobi/104304468