A reactor worth its salt?

Winnie Okello, P.E

A new type of small modular nuclear reactor has been developed which is a form of molten salt reactor. The main radioactive products are stable immobile salts instead of high pressure gases, its inventor Dr Ian Scott tells Tildy Bayar

Artist’s rendition of a Stable Salt Reactor installation

Credit: Moltex Energy

Small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, are a hot topic these days, with multiple companies working on designs and a number of countries, from China to the UK to Iran, considering how SMRs might be used in a low-carbon energy mix. In addition to …read more

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Winnie Okello, P.E

About Winnie Okello, P.E

I Graduated from Bucknell University with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an have been working in the civil & environmental engineering sector for over a decade. My areas of specialty include: Civil -(Roadway & structural analysis) and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental/ Regulatory Compliance, Sustainability, Materials Recycling, Research, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, & the Human-Element of Engineering. I am a strong advocate for more equitable representation and inclusivity of women in the STEM sectors, and more importantly, bringing the fullness of who we are to what we do.
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