Thorium is just the same bullshit like Uranium. A nuclear power plant does not ask how many radiation it is allowed to release when it explodes. In Germany we had the Thorium-Powered THTR-300 and it was shit. And we have 20 % renewables now – and we will go for 100 %. Nuclear Power Kills!
@Boehri5vor12 The THTR-300 was a solid-fuel pellet reactor. You're absolutely right that it didn't work, and had many of the problems that uranium breeder reactors have.
But Kirk ain't talking about solid fuel. Completely different approach to nuclear power generation -- and there are a lot of good reasons to expect LFTR designs to be unprecedentedly safe.
@Boehri5vor12 the ionic bonds of liquid fluoride salts are able to contain the heat energy w/o the need for pressurized vessels, so what's the problem?
@Boehri5vor12 People who rejects something new and is "Dangerous" always exist in history. Like for example... when the Automobile was invented... ppl said it was "Dangerous"... Right now, Thorium is our middle ground in Nuclear energy. Until Nuclear Fusion becomes economically viable, Thorium is probably our safest Nuclear Fuel at the moment.
He does like intermittent energy, just not stupid dirty limited intermittent energy. Gas synthesized from CO2 and water could be achieved by LFTRs thanks to their high operating temperatures. This syn-gas would essentially be limitless, incredibly cheap, and carbon neutral, while not requiring any additional major shift in the transport infrastructure. With LFTR's massive baseload potential, we could easily afford net-loss processes like syn-gas for intermittent energy.
@cycle71cycle If you check out THORIUM REMIX 2011 at the 16m 35s mark, Kirk Sorensen talks about the discovery of THORIUM and how it can be converted into energy. The title is more of a refrain, I'm afraid. But it does at least direct people to the (free) video answering the question.
Thorium is just the same bullshit like Uranium. A nuclear power plant does not ask how many radiation it is allowed to release when it explodes. In Germany we had the Thorium-Powered THTR-300 and it was shit. And we have 20 % renewables now – and we will go for 100 %. Nuclear Power Kills!
Boehri5vor12 3 months ago
@Boehri5vor12 The THTR-300 was a solid-fuel pellet reactor. You're absolutely right that it didn't work, and had many of the problems that uranium breeder reactors have.
But Kirk ain't talking about solid fuel. Completely different approach to nuclear power generation -- and there are a lot of good reasons to expect LFTR designs to be unprecedentedly safe.
TheFineGameOfNil 1 month ago
@Boehri5vor12 the ionic bonds of liquid fluoride salts are able to contain the heat energy w/o the need for pressurized vessels, so what's the problem?
sozfan1 4 weeks ago
@Boehri5vor12 People who rejects something new and is "Dangerous" always exist in history. Like for example... when the Automobile was invented... ppl said it was "Dangerous"... Right now, Thorium is our middle ground in Nuclear energy. Until Nuclear Fusion becomes economically viable, Thorium is probably our safest Nuclear Fuel at the moment.
Detoyato 4 days ago
He does like intermittent energy, just not stupid dirty limited intermittent energy. Gas synthesized from CO2 and water could be achieved by LFTRs thanks to their high operating temperatures. This syn-gas would essentially be limitless, incredibly cheap, and carbon neutral, while not requiring any additional major shift in the transport infrastructure. With LFTR's massive baseload potential, we could easily afford net-loss processes like syn-gas for intermittent energy.
OfficeThug 4 months ago
This video failed to explain what "Thorium" is. Misleading title. Boo!
cycle71cycle 4 months ago
@cycle71cycle If you check out THORIUM REMIX 2011 at the 16m 35s mark, Kirk Sorensen talks about the discovery of THORIUM and how it can be converted into energy. The title is more of a refrain, I'm afraid. But it does at least direct people to the (free) video answering the question.
gordonmcdowell 4 months ago