Thorium Nuclear Power: Climate Change Killer for the 21st Century?

Posted by: iraszl on September 15, 2013

As our planet warms and nations create expensive, short-sighted plans to “adapt” to catastrophic changes, why not eliminate one of the largest sources of CO2-caused Climate Change? Why not replace carbon-fueled and uranium power plants with Thorium Nuclear Power: Climate Change Killer for the...

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Australian Elections '13: Coalition focuses on fossil fuels, opposition suggests thorium

Posted by: iraszl on September 05, 2013

The Coalition on Thursday unveiled its new energy and resources document, which focuses almost entirely on fossil fuel developments, promising to restore coal-fired power stations to profitability, boost exploration for oil and gas, and to produce another “white paper” on energy. Other proposals...

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Thorium fuel illegally exported from India

Posted by: iraszl on September 04, 2013

Thorium is a naturally occurring radioactive element and offers potential advantages over uranium. Thorium is a precious nuclear fuel - but India is squandering it. And now there's proof with TIMES NOW to show how mining for this precious nuclear fuel was allowed even as states chose to turn a...

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Date set for prototype fast breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu, India

Posted by: iraszl on September 02, 2013

India’s first commercial nuclear reactor designed to generate more fuel than it burns and drive the country closer towards harnessing its vast thorium reserves will become operational in September next year, a senior atomic energy official has said. The 500MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor...

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Fisson basics

Posted by: iraszl on August 30, 2013

Carl Sagan explains the atomic structure. Also explained are the basics of fission and criticality in a nuclear reactor.

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Cavan Stone: Building Th Bridges with Actinium-225 @ TEAC5

Posted by: iraszl on August 30, 2013

Ancillary Technologies like Actinium-225 can help traverse Thorium Energy's "Valley of Death". Presented by Cavan Stone, Cofounder of Havelide Systems Inc.

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John McClaughry: A nuclear power alternative that could appeal to the anti-nuclear set

Posted by: iraszl on August 28, 2013

For decades, the various New England anti-nuclear groups have waged incessant warfare against the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and Entergy, which bought the plant from a coalition of Vermont utilities in 2002. The outcome of that struggle now lies in the federal court system, where Entergy has...

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Former US Congressman and Navy Admiral Joe Sestak discusses his views on Thorium nuclear energy

Posted by: iraszl on August 26, 2013

Former U.S. congressman, Navy admiral and senatorial candidate Joe Sestak addresses Thorium Energy Alliance in Chicago. "This issue of thorium with rare earth minerals has to be looked at as a national security issue. I believe that thorium, with rare earths is a way to enhance, greatly, the...

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Robert Hargraves: Energy Cost Innovation

Posted by: iraszl on August 26, 2013

Robert Hargraves on LFTR and its impact on The Energy Collective. Low-cost, clean energy can help solve many world problems, from global warming to overpopulation to GDP stagnation. Nuclear power can be such an energy source, but the costs of solid fuel reactors continue to rise. Needed energy...

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BBC: Energy Dreams

Posted by: iraszl on August 23, 2013

What does the future of energy look like? Finding renewable energy to replace non-renewable resources is high on the agenda of most countries around the world. But do we even know what an ideal energy generating system would look like? Predicting the future is no mean feat, as In the Balance...

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