US-based Generation IV nuclear power plant developer Terrestrial Energy has received an award from the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (Gain) to accelerate the development of the nuclear systems at the heart of its Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) plant.

The North Carolina company, which recently moved its operations to the US from Canada, said the award supports Terrestrial Energy’s partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to conduct thermophysical analyses of the IMSR fuel salt under a range of reactor operating conditions.