An energy strategy that can take the heat
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 06:00
in Physics & Chemistry
At first, it sounds ominous: Molten salts, heated to 600 or even 900 °C (about 1,700°F, pumped through the pipes surrounding a nuclear reactor. But a molten salt mixture may make a smart substitute for water to extract heat from nuclear reactors—or thermal solar power plants—and deliver it to turbines to generate electricity.