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Nuclear Free

davea0511

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3. No, only has to be cleaner

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 03:27 PM

Jun 2012

As long as it's cleaner than Uranium nukes and coal, and not much more than coal when done on a massive scale.

Uranium nukes are a political non-started and those Nuke Engineers who think otherwise will soon be facing extinction.

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What do you think of Thorium LFTR Nuclear Reactors? [View all] Bradical79 Jun 2012 OP

The main question is whether energy from thorium reactors really will be cheaper. PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #1

No, only has to be cleaner davea0511 Jun 2012 #3

I think they likely have most of the drawbacks of uranium reactors Warpy Jun 2012 #2

You really don't know what you're talking about davea0511 Jun 2012 #4

Yes, it's absolutely perfect and the plants never degrade and Warpy Jun 2012 #5

Do your homewrk, sarcasm doesn't advance the discsn, plenty of history and potential with Thorium eromni Jun 2012 #6

How do you mine Uranium or Thorium ore without creating CO2? madokie Nov 2012 #11

Military was NEVER interested in commercial reactors. PamW Jun 2012 #8

Simple differences LWR vs LFTR lernerconsulting Jun 2012 #7

very promising Maslo55 Jul 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Maslo55 Jul 2012 #10

good post mate antigop19667 Jan 2013 #12