Bill Gates explains Terrapower And The Traveling Wave Reactor

[vkorchnoifan]

How is this "burning the waste" done. The science behind this.

[SladkaPritomnost]

Imagine oil is running out fast and shit countries are rich thanks to it, democracy is in trouble.

This kind of reactor (cheap, safe yet powerful) would be a revolutionary move (for democracy, humanity, development, environment) in recent years!

[aloisgault]

There is a technology that is already proven that can burn this waste without reinventing the wheel. LFTR Thorium reactors.

[migkillertwo]

@aloisgault LFTR is interesting, but it requires continuous reprocessing and it can't burn our stocks of trans-uranic waste unless it's a fast reactor

[friendofyou]

It has been a while now. Any updates?

[SladkaPritomnost]

@friendofyou

news @

terrapower(.)com

[T0B0KKE]

There is no such a thing as a "Molecule of Coal"... But ok Gates is no Chemistry engineer, he is a business man :D

Go go Gates save the world with this.

[yushis1]

He did word it poorly, but I think it was clear enough what he meant. He's clearly talking about an equal volume of nuclear fuel vs. coal.

[52111centrumcz]

@T0B0KKE

Or a molecule of Uranium for that matter...but I thought bucky balls could be taken as molecules of carbon? :D