Thenthere's themoltensalt, coolant, moltensaltisjustwhatitsoundslikesaltthat's beenheatedtothepoint, itturnsfrom a solidinto a liquidforthesaltinthewoundreactorwhichis a compoundofflooring, lithiumandberyllium.
Waterneedstobepressurizedtostayinliquidformandeffectivelycool a reactorwhichbecomes a safetyriskifpressureislost, moltensalt, ontheotherhandneedsnopressurization, itcanpassivelycoolitselfanditquicklysolidifieswhenexposedtoairandfinallymoltensaltreactorsareanappealingoptionforareaswherewaterisscarce, likeWuWei, whichliesontheedgeoftheGobidesert.
Whilechinapursuesthis, othercountrieslikeFrance, India, JapanNorwayandtheUnitedStatesareworkingontheirownthoriumreactorsand I'm surethey'reeagertoseechina's results, thoriummoltensaltreactorscouldplay a majorroleincuttinggreenhousegasemissionsandfightingtheclimatecrisis.