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Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by jacquesm on Monday August 22, 2022 @04:42PM (#32556928)
There have been quite a few solar energy concentrator test beds based on molten salt in order to try to get to 24/7 solar power. It is an interesting technology but afaik it's not at the stage where it can be rolled out reliably and maintenance free.
Re:Application submitted for US molten salt research reactor by AtlasBarfed on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:21PM (#32559841)
It also simply couldn't compete with plummeting cost in silicon panels.