America can no longer build the Light Water Reactors they pioneered in the 1950s. The large 600 ton steel forgings required build the reactor pressure vessel needed to insure safety for this class of reactor can now only be built in Japan or Russia. Modern Gen-4 LFTR Thorium fueled reactors do not require the heavy and expensive reactor containment vessel and could be built in the USA.
Ted Rockwell knows his stuff.
It is great to hear his testimony.
America can no longer build the Light Water Reactors they pioneered in the 1950s. The large 600 ton steel forgings required build the reactor pressure vessel needed to insure safety for this class of reactor can now only be built in Japan or Russia. Modern Gen-4 LFTR Thorium fueled reactors do not require the heavy and expensive reactor containment vessel and could be built in the USA.
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