China has successfully achieved the first-ever thorium to uranium nuclear fuel conversion in a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR), and obtained valid experimental data following thorium fuel loading, confirming the technical feasibility of thorium utilization in a molten-salt reactor nuclear energy system, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) on Saturday. #XinhuaNews | China Xinhua News

China has achieved the first-ever thorium-to-uranium nuclear fuel conversion in an operational thorium-based molten salt reactor – the only one of its kind currently in operation worldwide. This technology aligns well with China's abundant thorium reserves. #ChinaSeen #technology | CGTN

China has officially unveiled the world’s first operational thorium-based nuclear reactor, marking a historic milestone in clean-energy engineering. Unlike conventional nuclear plants that rely on uranium fuel rods, this reactor uses thorium dissolved in molten salt, operating at lower pressure and with fundamentally different safety characteristics. Thorium reactors are designed so that meltdown scenarios are physically impossible. If the system overheats, the liquid fuel drains into a containm