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John ONeill

(60 posts)

9. Energy from Thorium

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 5, 2019, 05:59 AM

Dec 2019

Kirk's blog has gone off the boil in the last few years, but I learned a lot from it before then. I think some of the more erudite contributors hived off to different MSR start-ups, and probably have proprietary info they won't discuss. Do you mind telling us your nom de plume for the site ? It's well indexed by subject and by participant.

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Experimental Determination of the Bare Sphere Critical Mass of Neptunium-237. [View all] NNadir Dec 2019 OP

I wonder, is this newly declassified? 5X Dec 2019 #1

I very much doubt that any of this was ever considered classified. NNadir Dec 2019 #4

My first thought on seeing the title was, "oh my word, they're twisting the dragon's tail again" ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #2

Yes, I know Flibe Energy. It's Kirk Sorensen's company. Years ago, before the company... NNadir Dec 2019 #3

Thanks for all the info. Interesting to see the personal connection. eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #5

Tc-99m is generally "milked" from Mo-99. NNadir Dec 2019 #6

Energy from Thorium John ONeill Dec 2019 #9

If I recall correctly - it was some years ago - my... NNadir Dec 2019 #10

If anyone asks, I want a tungsten nickel clad neptunium-237 sphere for Christmas. hunter Dec 2019 #7

You may wish to consider utilizing different cladding for powering the DeLorean. NNadir Dec 2019 #8