https://interestingengineering.com/ener ... olten-saltIn a significant moment for nuclear energy development, China plans to set up the world’s first molten salt nuclear power station in the Gobi Desert.
The innovative facility, which China claims will start operating by 2025, intends to reshape global energy with its high-end technology and prospects for a safer and greener nuclear power industry.
Instead of uranium, this plant uses thorium as its fuel. Its reactor does not need water for cooling because it utilizes liquid salt or carbon dioxide to transfer heat and make electricity.
Not fusion, but still makes my heart happy.
I like that they took the long view, and have put in the research and hard work needed to make it actually happen.