TerraPower

Molten Salt Energy Storage

In Development

Integrated thermal energy storage system using molten salt to decouple reactor output from grid delivery, enabling peak power output.

Latest update Sep 18, 2026

Molten Salt Energy Storage

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Current status

Part of the Natrium system - allows flexible power dispatch to complement intermittent renewables. Company Natrium page (re-verified Sept 18, 2026) still lists greater-than-or-equal-to 5 hours of storage and a boost from 345 MWe to 500 MWe.

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Specifications4

Storage Type
Molten nitrate salt
Peak Boost
345 MWe → 500 MWe
Duration
5.5+ hours at peak
Purpose
Grid flexibility / renewable complement

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