JohnRandall

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

Here's a full, frank discussion of the use of thorium in a LFTR http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/79398/kirk-sorensen-de... The nice thing about this item is that there's a transcript. For example, "Why thorium, not uranium?" Well the technicalities are explained (thermal vs fast reactors).

JohnRandall

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

There is a misconception about the waste from current reactors. In short, the waste is not waste (as in something useless to be discarded, disposed of). This is all explained in the long video linked in my first post so I'll not repeat it. So much so that two MIT students (and their Professors) have come up with the acronym WAMSR, Waste Annihilating MSR, http://web.mit.edu/nse/inaround/dewan-massie.html and started a company. http://transatomicpower.com/products.php The LFTR itself can also burn the waste from a conventional reactor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_fluoride_thorium_reactor (the item "Destruction of existing long lived nuclear wastes" in the "Advantages" section)

This infographic is a nice compact presentation http://imgur.com/pm4Ux

JohnRandall

vor 14 Jahrendiscuss

Here's an introductory video (10 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vzotsvvkw a longer video http://thoriumremix.com/2011/ (the surrounding links are worth exploring) and a summary http://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/brc/20120621060336/http... The important point to get is that the excitement is not just "thorium" (as the title of the thread suggests) but the reactor as well.

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