Thorium Fuel Cycle Introduction

Flibe Energy intends to utilize a two-fluid molten-salt reactor design to implement the thorium fuel cycle. Neutrons generated by fission are captured in part in a blanket of thorium salt, transmuting the thorium to fissile uranium. This approach allows for unlimited energy production from a feed of natural thorium assuming the reactor is started with uranium-233, which is valuable and should be preserved for reactor use.