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Originally Posted by jakobnev
Are you suggesting that it is difficult to insulate a large high temperature tank, or that molten salt somehow violates the law of conservation of energy?
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No. I only know that we have to put in steam to keep the salt molten.
In the real world, energy tends not to conserve itself, but to go awaste when given half a chance
The tank is vented with nitrogen, which also takes away some of the heat.
If you were to use a closed / pressurized system, that's another source of losses eliminated - but this likely introduces other factors like increased periodic testing.