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In reply to the discussion: Norway Begins Four Year Test Of Thorium Nuclear Reactor [View all]PamW
(1,825 posts)19. Again, you don't understand.
YES - the LFTR runs on U-233; but there is no U-233 that we can mine from Mother Nature.
ALL the plans for LFTRs include the process of starting up the LFTR on U-235 or some other fissile material to get it going; and then breed the U-233 for long term operation.
Starting up on U-235 was always in the plan.
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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