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In reply to the discussion: Norway Begins Four Year Test Of Thorium Nuclear Reactor [View all]wtmusic
(39,166 posts)13. U233 not required.
It can be kickstarted with U235, Pu238. Dismantled warheads.
One was already built 45 years ago. It works. The two critical issues which need to be resolved for utility-scale reactors are 1) materials durability, with which we've made light-years of progress since then, and 2) removal of fission products which get in the way of the reaction. There isn't a physicist on the planet who thinks either of these are deal-breakers.
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Me, too. And I am famously anti-nuke (the dangerous waste-generating kind).
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#3
I don't understand the purpose of deeper thought if it's merely an expression of hopelessness.
wtmusic
Dec 2012
#12
Since it takes about a decade to build a reactor after permission is granted.
joshcryer
Dec 2012
#21
For a guy who doesn't approve of energy, you certainly spend a lot of time on the internet.
NNadir
Dec 2012
#29
Why not? Arguing on the internet is a great way to pass the time till dinner.
GliderGuider
Dec 2012
#30