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THORIUM
The Race

🇺🇸 Flibe Energy

Overview

Spiritual successor to the Oak Ridge MSRE program. The LFTR is the purest thorium reactor design — a two-fluid reactor that breeds U-233 from Th-232 in a blanket salt. Taking a phased approach from LEU to full thorium cycle.

Timeline

2011Founded by Kirk Sorensen
2018DOE GAIN voucher work
2026DOE spent fuel recycling award
2032LFLEUR deployment target
2036Full LFTR on thorium cycle