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Community => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Cataclysm on January 07, 2012, 09:45:01 pm
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http://www.thorium.tv/en/thorium_reactor/thorium_reactor_1.php
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf62.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFTR
In case you haven't heard of it, the LFTR is a new type of nuclear power using Thorium-232 instead of Uranium-238. IT also has molten NaF which is used as the salt.
It is expected to produce the energy of coal, oil, and uranium nuclear power plants at a small fraction of the material used. It also produces a whole lot less waste and is extremely efficient, with many safety features.
Apparently it has been worked on for decades but always scrapped.
I find this very interesting and feel like it is worth discussing and looking into.