why don't we just use this semi nuclear reactor to create energy instead of extracting fossil fuels... the energy could be put to electric cars and the power grid...
Molten salt reactors can make Yucca storage obsolete, have much less waste that decays back down to lead one thousand times faster than todays over pressurized and dangerous LWR's ,thus these are best!
Thorium has little chance in Canada, with such good conventional reactors and foreign interest in CANDU, you think LFTR would be adopted even if it could be vastly superior?
I have a feeling LFTR will be adopted in a nation which doesn't have a good nuclear program or is very open to things.... Russia, India, Korea.
@HWGuyEG I'm inclined to agree with you, CANDU has a good reputation and is not the light-water reactor LFTR gets compared to frequently. But I do think Alberta oil sands offer a unique opportunity for testing technology... doing ANYTHING to increase efficiency might be considered by the province, and LFTR could replace the burning of natural gas (heat energy needed).
Canada might not be a good target market overall, but Alberta might be.
I've chosen to treat the Thorium issue as a "Tipping Point" in history on my new Blog (click my Username above), and would appreciate Comments from you if you're fascinated by the Science and Politics of Thorium, or any of the other factors that went into it's early demise...and possible re-emergence!
If you know of any other interesting, controversial, or speculative Tipping Points, feel free to submit them to Reddit: r/TippingPoints/
I think that uranium supply will be getting abit tighter...Notice spikes/rises in price when Cameco's Cigar Lake mine hit major snags for past three years.
India also made strides in this are while it had limited access to uranium.
Finally, there are great operational benefits to a design that allows for continuous (liquid) refuelling, rather than costly shut downs, and moving parts maintenance, fuel rod replacement, and re-start cycles for conventiona core designs.
@deimos47ca It's a chemical reprocess, not nuclear. Not at all the same thing. And it's continous reprocessing, so there's simply a "chemical plant" in the cycle.
why don't we just use this semi nuclear reactor to create energy instead of extracting fossil fuels... the energy could be put to electric cars and the power grid...
88roro11 6 months ago
Everybody needs to be informed
DEMAND THE THORIUM FUTURE!
Molten salt reactors can make Yucca storage obsolete, have much less waste that decays back down to lead one thousand times faster than todays over pressurized and dangerous LWR's ,thus these are best!
fireofenergy 1 year ago 4
Thorium has little chance in Canada, with such good conventional reactors and foreign interest in CANDU, you think LFTR would be adopted even if it could be vastly superior?
I have a feeling LFTR will be adopted in a nation which doesn't have a good nuclear program or is very open to things.... Russia, India, Korea.
HWGuyEG 1 year ago
@HWGuyEG I'm inclined to agree with you, CANDU has a good reputation and is not the light-water reactor LFTR gets compared to frequently. But I do think Alberta oil sands offer a unique opportunity for testing technology... doing ANYTHING to increase efficiency might be considered by the province, and LFTR could replace the burning of natural gas (heat energy needed).
Canada might not be a good target market overall, but Alberta might be.
gordonmcdowell 1 year ago
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I've chosen to treat the Thorium issue as a "Tipping Point" in history on my new Blog (click my Username above), and would appreciate Comments from you if you're fascinated by the Science and Politics of Thorium, or any of the other factors that went into it's early demise...and possible re-emergence!
If you know of any other interesting, controversial, or speculative Tipping Points, feel free to submit them to Reddit: r/TippingPoints/
JoFergusons 2 years ago
I think that uranium supply will be getting abit tighter...Notice spikes/rises in price when Cameco's Cigar Lake mine hit major snags for past three years.
India also made strides in this are while it had limited access to uranium.
Finally, there are great operational benefits to a design that allows for continuous (liquid) refuelling, rather than costly shut downs, and moving parts maintenance, fuel rod replacement, and re-start cycles for conventiona core designs.
JoFergusons 2 years ago
woah woah woah... geez slow this down some
rigimp 2 years ago
At best, LFTR will be a few research projects and prototypes which will mysteriously get axed like in the 70's.
Instead of refueling, operators would need to reprocess. And its certainly not as simple as physically removing and replacing bundles nowadays.
Also prob of seting up many LFTRs.. need U233, so a long time breeding Thorium and waiting for it to decay.
As others point out, nuclear makes money from fuel, and while Uranium is cheap and plentiful no cause to disturb status quo.
deimos47ca 2 years ago
@deimos47ca It's a chemical reprocess, not nuclear. Not at all the same thing. And it's continous reprocessing, so there's simply a "chemical plant" in the cycle.
TeraBq 1 year ago