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Tag Archives: Thorium
Factory Built Powerplants
Kirk had some thoughts when touring the Delta IV factory in Alabama.
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
Posted in Climate, Energy, Global, industry, Motivation, Thorium
Tagged lftr, Thorium, Thorium Energy Alliance
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Kirk Sorensen's LFTR Talk at Google
Here.
Posted in Climate, Energy, Global, industry, Motivation, Science Links, Thorium
Tagged Energy, google, lftr, nuclear, sorensen, Thorium
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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
Posted in Architecture, Climate, Colonization, ISRU, Models, Motivation, Science Links, Thorium
Tagged Bismuth, Blanket, Core, lftr, Moderation, msr, Protactinium, real and revolutionary, Single Fluid, Thorium, Two Fluid, Uranium
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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
Posted in Architecture, Climate, ISRU, Science Links, Thorium
Tagged breeder, lftr, msr, online reprocessing, sorensen, thermal spectrum, Thorium
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