Liquid fluoride reactor
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A liquid-fluoride reactor (a specific example of a molten salt reactor) is a nuclear reactor wherein the nuclear materials are fluoride salts dissolved in a solution of other fluoride salts. While the reactor can be used to consume any fissile material, it is particularly advantageous for the consumption of thorium. This is because the liquid-fluoride reactor can continuously reprocess its nuclear material relatively easily, when compared to solid-fueled nuclear reactors. This is important for the thorium consumption process, because thorium must be exposed to neutrons to convert to protactinium, then be isolated from neutrons to decay to uranium-233, and then be exposed to neutrons again for U-233 fission and energy release.
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