Pass the Salt

Molten Salt Reactors are often portrayed as nuclear’s great
missed opportunity, promising unparalleled safety, efficiency,
and fuel sustainability. But are these promises reality or hype?
Nick Touran, reactor designer and nuclear historian, joins me to
tell the complex story behind molten salt reactors—from their
ambitious beginnings during Cold War nuclear airplane experiments
to the realities of managing radioactive liquid fuels. This
conversation clears the mist around one of nuclear's most
intriguing yet misunderstood technologies.Read more in-depth show
notes on Substack.