https://www.geek.com/science/f…ars-comes-online-1713296/
First New Thorium Salt Reactor in 40 Years Comes Online
My idea about the proper design of the quintessential LENR reactor is based on this type of fission reactor. It has advantages, if only it did not need U-235 to produce the neutrons that make it critical. With U-235 comes U-238 and that means Pu-239 is generated in abundance. This type of reactor is a breeder.
But U-235 could be replaced with a source of abundant subatomic particles to replace neutron generating fissile material to support criticality, then the LENR/fission hybrid is good to go: completely safe, highly efficient, highly desirable by the utility industry being amenable to economies of scale, and able to replace coal and existing nuclear power in a plug and play mode with maximum reuse of existing infrastructure in existing utility based power plants.
The thorium blanket would shield and absorb the muons produced by the LENR reaction and no radioactive byproducts or fissile material would result.
