Thorium powered molten salt reactors (Th-MSR's) are the game changing tech that makes everything about the Great Salt River possible because the power is a one-time capital expense, and operated efficiently at the point-of-use.

Th-MSR's power the wells that fill the lake that buy time for the GSR to flow.

Th-MSR's power the processes that build the pipes that flow the GSR.

Th-MSR's power the pumps that fill the pipes that flow the GSR

Th-MSR's power the thermal desalination processes that separate fresh water from brine, flowing in the GSR.

Th-MSR thermally powers the Supercritical CO2 turbines which direct-drive the centrifugal pumps. This means we avoid power conversion losses from thermal to electrical and from electrical to mechanical. This is not a demand-driven application, so we do not need to sacrifice efficiency for variable frequency drives.  The Th-MSR runs all-out and so does the pump...  And so does the multi-stage flash desalination process that uses leftover heat after the Th-MSR drives the pumps. An extremely efficient and cost-effective process. Colorado based Barber-Nicholls  builds these pumps to specification.