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[cdn-nucl-l] "Taiwan's Interest in Molten Salt Reactors and the Thorium Cycle"
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/1099
“Taiwan's Interest in Molten Salt Reactors and the Thorium Cycle”
presenter:
Dr. Shu Frank
Organization:
University Professor, UCSD; Adviser on Energy to Premier of Taiwan
To address the twin issues of enhanced nuclear safety and high-level waste,
Taiwan is studying molten salt reactors (MSRs) used as actinide burners with
the view of putting the construction of such reactors on a fast track if the
feasibility studies prove promising. Using the same basic hardware, it is
possible to turn such MSRs into uranium-233 burners with the uranium bred
from thorium-232 in a blanket. The design goals for the two types of
applications are driven by the problem of combatting climate change, where
simple physical arguments show that, with two exceptions, none of the
conventionally discussed energy sources are up to the job of replacing
fossil fuels on a useful time scale. The two exceptions are solar
photovoltaics and fission nuclear power, with bio-synthetic fuel for trucks,
trains, boats, and jets being best made in large quantities by process heat
from high-temperature MSRs. Because of the dangers associated with the
tipping point of the melting polar ice, the time to implement a solution to
the problem of global warming may be shorter than widely perceived.
Date:
11 May 2009
Semester:
Spring 09 Colloquiums
Attachment Size
Berkeley_May09.pdf 14.99 MB
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/files/Berkeley_May09.pdf
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Also "new" on the subject of Th MSRs:
http://www.energyfromthorium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1512
Google Tech Talk on the "Aim High" Concept
robert.hargraves
Post subject: Google Tech Talk on the "Aim High" Concept
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 3:31 pm
Thanks to Iain, Aim High is now a Google Tech Talk, as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKfS74hVvQ