Moltex Energy is in discussions with Urenco over fuel for molten salt reactor

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Moltex Energy has begun discussions with Urenco about that companyrnproviding fuel for a molten salt reactor Moltex wants to develop for thernUK government’s upcoming competition for a small modular reactorrndesign, according to a Moltex company executive.rnIan Scott, a managing partner at Moltex, said in an email April 21rnthat Moltex was in discussions with other fuel companies as well butrnthat these talks were confidential. He said the company favoredrnUrenco, which has a fuel fabrication facility in the UK, because “Urencornengaged with us at an early stage, invested significant effort in helpingrnus explore options and [has] a generally far more positive attitude tornreal innovation than most of the nuclear industry.”