Saltfoss, the Danish developer of shipyard-built floating molten salt reactors (MSR), today announced a new technology agreement with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Korea's national nuclear research organization. Under the agreement, KAERI will provide fuel fabrication and material corrosion evaluation services for Saltfoss's fluoride-based seaMSR-100 reactor over the next two years.
KAERI will apply its existing research infrastructure and technical expertise to support Saltfoss's fuel development program, including:
• Pretreatment of fluoride molten salt for fuel-grade use
• Fabrication and characterization of nuclear fuel
• Construction and operation of a natural-circulation molten-salt test loop
• Corrosion evaluation of candidate reactor structural materials under high-temperature molten-salt conditions
Through this agreement KAERI extends decades of experience handling high-temperature molten salts to the fluoride-based chemistry used in Saltfoss's seaMSR-100 design.
This agreement is the latest step in Saltfoss's continued progress and close collaboration with Korea, home to Saltfoss Korea and a long-standing partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries on the seaMSR-100's floating MSR platform. Together with KAERI's fuel and materials expertise, and decades of experience handling high-temperature molten salts, this work strengthens Saltfoss's supply chain and technical foundation as the company moves toward regulatory certification and deployment of its floating power plants.
"Korea continues to be a cornerstone of our strategy, and this agreement with KAERI is a natural next step in that relationship," said Klaus Nyengaard, CEO of Saltfoss. "KAERI's depth of experience with molten-salt fuel and materials is exactly the kind of proven, real-world expertise we want alongside our own team as we move the seaMSR-100 toward certification. It's a strong signal of confidence in our technology from one of the world's leading nuclear research institutes."
In the photo from left: Lee Chang-hwa, Principal Researcher, KAERI; Dr. Min-Hoon Baik, Senior Vice President, KAERI's Back-end Nuclear Technology Laboratory; Lim In-cheol, KAERI Acting President; Peder Norborg, Chief Operating Officer, Saltfoss; Shineyoung Kang, President, Saltfoss Korea. Photo: KAERI.
About Saltfoss
Saltfoss Energy is a Danish-Korean nuclear energy company that delivers a new, safe nuclear technology based on a molten salt reactor design. The company's mission is to provide clean, safe, and reliable power generation to meet the growing demand for sustainable energy worldwide.
About KAERI
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) is Korea's national nuclear research institute, responsible for advancing nuclear science and technology including next-generation reactor design and fuel cycle research.
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