Flibe Energy is a nuclear energy startup developing the Lithium Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR), a fluid-fueled molten salt reactor that uses thorium as fuel to generate clean electricity, industrial heat, and water desalination, while also producing medical isotopes for cancer treatment. Founded in 2011, the company is in the R&D and pre-commercial stage, building on historical research from Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten-Salt Reactor Program.
“The Trump administration is 'moving to let five VC-backed nuclear startups negotiate for access to surplus weapons-grade plutonium from dismantled Cold War-era warheads' — Oklo, Standard Nuclear, Exodys Energy, SHINE Technologies, and Flibe Energy.”
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