Development of Tiny Thorium Reactors Could Wean the World Off Oil In Just Five Years

Yeah, popsci

"use of thorium as a cheap, clean and safe alternative to uranium in reactors may be the magic bullet we have all been hoping for, though we have barely begun to crack the potential of solar power. "
[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]

"Thorium eats its own hazardous waste. It can even scavenge the plutonium left by uranium reactors, acting as an eco-cleaner."

They need to start franchising like McDonalds....

"It is almost impossible make nuclear weapons out of thorium because it is too difficult to handle. It wouldn’t be worth trying."

So, electric cars are the way to go!

So much energy, they will be giving it away!

OP speaks the truth

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR) in 16 Minutes
[link to www.youtube.com]

Details. Wow!

Quick, buy your Thorium futures now! Thorium power packs for electric or hybrid cars. No need to recharge. Car will run 30 years without refueling. Drive coast to coast non stop!

Molten salt reactor - From Wikipedia

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

Don't need to mess with reactors of any kind if the black ops box of goodies could be pried open.

Plenty of free energy...but TPTB will never let it happen.

most of the known thorium reserves are in india and indians are trying to develop thorium reactors from last 40 yrs.they are not successful and it will next another 30 yrs to develop thorium reactors

There are two sets of estimates that define world thorium reserves, one set by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the other supported by reports from the OECD and the International Atomic Energy Agency (the IAEA). Under the USGS estimate, Australia and India have particularly large reserves of thorium. India and Australia are believed to possess about 300,000 tonnes each; i.e. each country possessing 25% of the world's thorium reserves.[47] However, in the OECD reports, estimates of Australian's Reasonably Assured Reserves (RAR) of thorium indicate only 19,000 tonnes and not 300,000 tonnes as indicated by USGS. The two sources vary wildly for countries such as Brazil, Turkey, and Australia. However, both reports appear to show some consistency with respect to India's thorium reserve figures, with 290,000 tonnes (USGS) and 319,000 tonnes (OECD/IAEA). Furthermore the IAEA report mentions that India possesses two thirds (67%) of global reserves of monazite, the primary thorium ore. The IAEA also states that recent reports have upgraded India's thorium deposits up from approximately 300,000 tonnes to 650,000 tonnes.[48] Therefore, the IAEA and OECD appear to conclude that Brazil and India may actually possess the lion's share of world's thorium deposits.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]


1000 MW for one year needs 1 ton of thorium.


We have plenty right here in the USA. Estimates say we have 300,000 tonnes.

I'm buying an electric car. And some solar panels at 78 cents per watt RIGHT NOW from these guys
[link to sunelec.com]

Scratch and dent panels, GOOD DEAL TOO!

READ!
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They have been running them on and off since the 50's - POLITICS HAVE BEEN GETTING IN THE WAY!

"Two problems were subsequently solved by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The corrosion of the pipes was stopped by the addition of a trace amount of titanium to Hastelloy-N alloy."

PROBLEMS SOLVED!

Take my blues away
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Defeatists!

"Acceptance of or resignation to the prospect of defeat."

BEFORE YOU EVEN GET STARTED!

Why not try first?

No.... It won't work...

Thorium powered cadillac :

[link to www.neatorama.com]

we dont have 5 years more like 5 months

yeah,sure

Great video link. Thank you for posting it.

I want one.

Good job OP.

I have been screaming at the Obama Administration about this.

You're welcome.

Intriguing!

You do understand how electricity is made? The grids go down every time there's unusual weather, what do you think will happen when millions of people are plugging in electric cars?

That is why you upgrade the grid.

You people really just can't see past your ass that your head is stuck up.

These reactors are safe and small and so you can have more of them. More distributed power means less load on the wider grid.

Why can't you people think past the present technology?

Is it really that hard, or does it hurt your brain to concentrate on something for more than 2 seconds?

No wonder they make all these TV shows for a 5th grade level.

Looks like it's going to take him a few months to squeeze one out!

Most Americans can't deal with the concept due to anti-nuclear propaganda, fluoride in drinking water, and other soft kill products in the food supply. Unknowingly being poisoned and rational reasoned thought is too much to be expected.

Thank you.

The Norwegian firm, Aker Solutions, is the holder of the patent? I think I read that in the article. The thorium reactor has a lot going for it and hopefully it will become a staple of current energy sources, but I won't hold my breath. The mindset of this entire reality will have to change before that happens because the bad guys really do run the show and use assassination of people to eliminate any chance of competition.

Here in the US we are going to have nuclear reactors built to support the increased need for energy. As I understand it there will be 28 new reactors built and many of those will be built in the southeast US.....

ha,I think the New Madrid might interrupt that venture.

Get in the queue!

:)