A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
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A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
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Re: A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
#2very excited about this tech, but i think it will be regulated to death.
Re: A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
#3very excited about this tech, but i think it will be regulated to death.
You are aware of the current U.S. President and the current EPA Administrator, right?
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#4Re: A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
#5Better explanation here (linked from Technology Review): http://www.thoriumenergyworld.com/news/finally-worlds-first-...
More details on the experiment sequence: https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/MSR2016/docs/Presentatio...
This is not actually a reactor test because the thorium-bearing salt does not attain criticality. It's a sequence of materials tests using thorium-containing salt mixtures in small crucibles inside the conventionally fueled High Flux Reactor (https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-facility/high-flux-reac...).
The experiments rely on neutrons from the High Flux Reactor to induce nuclear reactions in the thorium-bearing salt mixtures. However, the experiments will be useful in validating materials behavior for possible future molten salt reactors because it combines realistic thermal, chemical, and radiation stresses.
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#6Glad to see they are resuming research even though there remain problems with it as a commercial technology.
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#7This technology, if viable, could help solve our current nuclear waste problem. Valuable materials could be recycled (by separation) for additional use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reprocessing#Pyroproce...
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are aware of the current U.S. President and the current EPA Administrator, right?
Not so sure about that. Might risk these billions of coal jobs he created...
Also those two do not believe in global warming. (One thing nuclear does not cause)
It make take a long time for thorium reactors to come online but it is hard to believe anybody is going to fund the construction of a new large LWR anywhere outside China.
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#9I am surprised they are using stainless steel instead of Hastelloy-N
http://www.haynesintl.com/alloys/alloy-portfolio_/Corrosion-...
The Hastelloy family of super alloys is basically stainless steel without the steel and was proven in the Oak Ridge MSR experiment.
Re: A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
#10Better explanation here (linked from Technology Review): http://www.thoriumenergyworld.com/news/finally-worlds-first-... More details on the experiment sequence: https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/MSR2016/docs/Presentatio... This is not actually a reactor test because the thorium-bearing salt does not attain criticality. It's a sequence of materials tests using thorium-containing salt mixtures in small crucibles ins…
Ok, we'll change the url to that first link, instead of https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608712/a-thori.... Thanks!