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1/ Liquid Fluoride #ThoriumReactors - a type of nuclear energy - have the potential to restore our environment, enrich humanity, and power interstellar space exploration. 
2/ There are many types of Thorium Reactors, but most refer to the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor ("lifter"). LFTRs are a type of low pressure, high temperature, liquid-fueled, thermal breeder reactor. If developed, LFTRs would be the most radical fission reactor ever invented.
3/ LFTRs are a type of Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), which were developed from the Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE), but more notably the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) looking to utilize the #thorium fuel cycle.
Oakridge National Lab (ORNL) 1957-69
Oakridge National Lab (ORNL) 1957-69
