I don't want air pollution, I want nuclear power

Posted by: iraszl on July 16, 2013

Share this with your friends and family. Remind them that when nuclear power is taken away, fossil fuels will fill the void.

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The Telegraph: We should be developing nuclear power as an energy source

Posted by: iraszl on July 14, 2013

SIR – If we are serious about having long-term, relatively clean and sustainable energy supplies for the future, we should be developing thorium-based nuclear power, wave (and possibly tidal) power and efficient fuel cells for vehicles. Thorium is four times as abundant as uranium and produces...

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Thorium revisited by Grand Rapids Herald-Review

Posted by: iraszl on July 14, 2013

Some time ago we did articles on the use of Thorium to produce nuclear energy in place of Uranium. As it turns out, recently we’ve received correspondence from readers pertaining to Thorium and so a revisiting of the pros and cons of Thorium reactors seems to be in order. The technical challenges...

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India's prototype fast breeder reactor at advanced stage of completion

Posted by: iraszl on July 01, 2013

The PFBR is being developed by the Indira Gandhi Centre For Atomic Research (IGCAR). The total cost of the construction of the project is estimated to be about Rs. 5677 crore (aka 56.77 Billion Rupees). You may ask why is India interested in building the PFBR and the answer lies in the fuel it...

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Forget everything you know about nuclear energy

Posted by: Mike Conley on June 30, 2013

The Molten Salt Reactor is a completely different kind of nuclear energy system, as different as an electric motor from a gasoline engine. It can't melt down, it can't blow up, and it won't spread contaminants, even if it's damaged or destroyed. It makes a small amount of short-term waste, and it...

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Work in Progress: Thorium Summary Part 1 - Part 3

Posted by: iraszl on June 30, 2013

These video will eventually deprecate, watch the playlist for the latest iteration.

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Thorium iOS App

Posted by: iraszl on June 30, 2013

Gordon McDowell produced and released an iOS app that helps finding and sharing Thorium related videos.

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Joe Sestak turns up thorium nuclear heat for U.S. economy

Posted by: iraszl on June 24, 2013

Small nuclear reactors based on entirely different designs from today’s nuclear technology could help the U.S. secure a clean and independent energy and economic future, a former two-term congressman, Navy admiral and senatorial candidate said here. Reactors that use liquid thorium fuel - rather...

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Thorium test begins in Norway

Posted by: iraszl on June 21, 2013

Thorium fuel is now being tested in the Halden research reactor in Norway. It was loaded in the last week of April, defining the start of a physical test program that will simulate how it operates in a power reactor. Led by Norwegian company Thor Energy, the test will provide unique information...

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Arctic Death Spiral for May 2013 made from PIOMAS data

Posted by: iraszl on June 18, 2013

The rate of ice loss in the Arctic is staggering. Since 1979, the volume of Summer Arctic sea ice has declined by more than 80% and accelerating faster than scientists believed it would, or even could melt. The first ice-free summer in the Arctic Ocean is expected to happen between 2016 and...

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