Projects / prj-tmsr-lf1-wuwei
TMSR-LF1 thorium molten-salt experimental reactor, Wuwei
Experimental reactor (2 MWt), no electricity. Construction began in 2018; it received an operating licence in June 2023, reached first criticality on 11 October 2023, and added thorium fuel in 2024.
- Stage
- Operating
- Design
- Design not selected (Microreactor)
- Technology
- Not selected · unknown
- Operator(s)
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics
- Vendor(s)
- —
- Location
- Hongshagang industrial cluster, Minqin county · China · precision: undisclosed
Searchable without an invented map pin. - Coordinates
- undisclosed / not plotted
- Electrical capacity
- thermal only (no MWe) · scope: plant
- Thermal capacity
- 2 MWth (nameplate_unspecified)
- Modules planned
- 1
- Inclusion basis
- microreactor_labeled
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- 2026-10-02 (publication/verification date)
Milestones & dated events
- No dated milestones recorded yet.
Regulatory actions
- None recorded in this release.
Sources
- WNN: Chinese MSR achieves conversion of thorium-uranium fuel (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-02)
- WNN: Chinese molten-salt reactor cleared for start-up (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-02)
- China Daily: thorium reactor in Minqin county (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-02)