- November 30, 2017
- Video
IMSR Fly-By
Computer-generated fly-by of the IMSR power plant.
Terrestrial Energy is rethinking energy. In this video, members of the Terrestrial Energy team explain the benefits of IMSR technology, and explore the business itself.
Read the Energy For Humanity publication that cites Terrestrial Energy's IMSR as "one of the promising molten salt-based reactor designs currently in development."
Dr. Ben Heard and others publish in the journal Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews their analysis of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems and find that 24 academic studies published to-date provide no convincing evidence that basic feasibility criteria can be met.
Article in the journal Process Safety & Environmental Protections examines the effectiveness of population relocation measures following the nuclear accidents at Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 and concludes that "relocation should be used sparingly if at all after any major nuclear accident."
Authors in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences find significant shortcomings in a study that concluded the feasibility of providing low-cost solutions to the grid with 100 percent penetration of wind, water and solar power in the continental U.S. "Policy makers should treat with caution any visions of a rapid, reliable, and low-cost transition to entire energy systems that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar, and hydroelectric power," they write.
Bloomberg News feature about molten salt reactor technology, which is changing the face of nuclear energy.
On September 20, 2016, Terrestrial Energy sponsored and presented at the UNEP Sustainable Investment Forum during Climate Week NYC. Terrestrial Energy CEO, Simon Irish, explained why nuclear power, and particularly Terrestrial Energy's IMSR is a relevant tool in the mitigation of climate change.
Peer-reviewed article in the Annals of Nuclear Energy provides analysis of the economic advantages of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) design vis-a-vis an advanced PWR, finding a similar energy cost structure but a much lower overnight cost.