Posted on 05/30/2013 3:41:24 PM PDT by ak267
Learn more about Thorium reactors and the potential.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK367T7h6ZY (5 minute overview)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbyr7jZOllI (36 minutes...more "techie")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZR0UKxNPh8 (about 1 hour....symposium like discussion)
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
I think we should be building nuclear plants in large quantities. I’d take McCains plans for 12 and double it, and have twice as many more sites prepared. I’d go with the most cost effective fuel, provided that the plants are safe.
The plants we build should be designed with the idea that may be retrofitted in the future to burn different fuels.
I would build the small scale reactors that could be about the 4 times the size of naval reactors and put one in every town or city. Less construction cost and maintenance than the Mega reactors of the 70’s and 80’s
I’m not sure I would do that. But I would have every town of 50,000 or more prepare a site so that one of the small concrete encased reactors could be dropped in and quickly connected, in the event of a disaster or grid disruption. Then I’d have several of those reactors ready to go at a moment’s notice.
I’m not sure I would do that. But I would have every town of 50,000 or more prepare a site so that one of the small concrete encased reactors could be dropped in and quickly connected, in the event of a disaster or grid disruption. Then I’d have several of those reactors ready to go at a moment’s notice.
Thanks for posting this.
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