I will do some more reading on this. Thanks. btw - I have always though the Thorium Cadillac was an interesting think item. Not much more.
Why have you made no comments about the MSRE and that technology?
“Why have you made no comments about the MSRE and that technology?”
The MSRE was a small experimental reactor. It was not capable of producing electricity and was not intended for long term operation.
The technology was proven as a concept but would have been much more expensive to put into commercial operation compared to pwr’s. Additionally, several operational and fueel cycle issues would have to be resolved.
At MSRE they just left the fuel their and if you do some research you can see some of the problems they had.
“Thorium Cadillac”
I hadn’t seen that one.
http://energyfromthorium.com/2014/04/13/mythology-thorium-car-thorium-plasma-batteries/