US Teen Designs Compact Nuclear Reactor

A thorium reactor could burn plutonium.

He referenced using nuclear weapons grade plutonium. G.E. and Westinghouse have been developing compact nuc power plants to be mass produced. One design was a mere 40,000 watts, for use on the moon.
GAry 7

By Molten Salt they mean Thorium right?

FYI,

"US Teen Designs Compact Nuclear Reactor"
http://phys.org/news/2013-03-teen-compact-nuclear-reactor.html

: Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear
: reactor that could one day burn waste from old atomic weapons to
: power anything from homes and factories to space colonies.

(snip)

: "Imagine having a compact reactor in a rocket designed by those
: planning to habitat other planets. Not only would you have power for
: propulsion, but power once you get there."

Mark Reiff

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