Comment by iyulaev

On a related note, I'm somewhat surprised that molten salt reactors don't get much interest or press.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_salt_reactor

It seems like they have many advantages over conventional water-based reactors and are much, much safer to boot. Also the waste products decay quickly so storing the waste for long periods of time is less of an issue. But I guess anything nuclear is pretty much out of fashion today.