By watching how the properties of the salt affect the materials they contact, the research team hopes to dial in the perfect match between fuel slurry and containment system. “Most test loops focus on ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientific glassblower Carlos Rodriguez Flores uses a blowtorch to fabricate a glass test cell for a molten salt visualization experiment (Credit: ORNL) Oak Ridge ...

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has debuted a new molten salt test loop that will support the development of advanced reactors using molten salts. The Molten Salt Flow Loop Test Bed is meant to allow ...

Swedish power company Vattenfall is testing a technology that stores energy in salt, with a goal of proving whether the process would be useful for storage of renewable energy such as from wind and ...

A: Peruse the spice aisle at most grocery stores and check out the salt offerings. The shelves are lined with a dizzying array of salts from those labeled fine to flaked to coarse to standard iodized ...