US to deploy molten salt reactors to turn wastewater into freshwater
Each module of a small modular reactor can produce up to 300 MWe of energy.
Anovel nuclear reactor currently under construction at the Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas will help generate carbon-free energy while also desalinating water, solving two problems at once, a press release said. The nuclear reactor is being built by Natura Resources, a company specializing in developing small modular reactors.
With the world looking for new ways to power its economy, nuclear power is poised for a comeback. Wind and solar power work great at their peak but face intermittency issues, leading to no power supply when demand is the highest