Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Yes more in thorium

Nuclear power plants using uranium have been operating for 60 years and are safer than other forms of energy production. The main hazards with these plants are high pressure and the use of water for cooling. In addition they produce waste which last for many thousands of years. Enter thorium liquid salt plants. They do not operate at high pressure or use water for cooling and produce waste that last for hundreds instead of thousands of years. In addition they can use up waste from uranium plants. They are smaller in size and less expensive to build and operate. They are safer than any other form of energy production since they have a walk away design. The people running the plant would just walk away the whole process would shut itself down.

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