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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by acidburnNSA on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:48PM (#32556294)
LANL built a reactor like that, with liquid fuel in tungsten capsules. It was called LAMPRE.

https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4368180-operation-plutonium-fuel...

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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by pfdietz on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:30PM (#32559887)
Tantalum capsules. Molten plutonium is darn corrosive.
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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by acidburnNSA on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @02:05AM (#32560976)
Even better.
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