Under ConstructionOther / Unclassified
Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment
📍 IDDeveloper: TerraPower
Capacity
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Expected Operation
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Reactor Type
TerraPower / Southern Company
Regulatory Status
INL produced first enriched uranium chloride fuel salt batch (end of Sept 2025); 72–75 batches needed for criticality.
Details
Primary Use
Demonstration / research
Research detail · verified 2026-10-10
Stage
Under construction
Commercial power
No (test, research, military or demonstration)
Stated target operation
Experiment scheduled for 2028 (per ANS 2025-12-08)
Key dates
2025-09 first fuel salt batch; four more batches planned by 2026-03
Not verified / conflicts
No 2026 status update found. Power level not stated in sources opened. ARDP $170M cost-share figure from search summary only, not included.
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