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Thorium Energy Alliance

A quick way to get up to speed on Thorium and LFTR, aimed at lay people. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU3cUssuz-U] I seriously doubt their cost and schedule stuff. One needs to do material science tests with this, so it’s going to take longer. … Continue reading

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Kirk Sorensen's LFTR Talk at Google

Here.

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Thorium MSR Design Possibilities

There are a huge array of design possibilities for a Thorium molten salt reactor / liquid fluoride thorium reactor, but this post takes a very simplified approach to map a small part of the fascinating and diverse landscape with a … Continue reading

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Bringer of the Second Nuclear Age

Thorium Molten Salt Reactors – A Really Short Intro Thorium is about thrice as abundant compared to Uranium. And countless times more abundant than the U-235 Uranium isotope that is used mostly by modern nuclear reactors. You can use Thorium, … Continue reading

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