SteveRG1 Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 This is pretty fascinating stuff. All nuclear is not created equal, and it turns out there is a radically different way of doing nuclear, cleaner and safer than basically any other type of energy on the market, at much greater efficiencies, and utilizing thorium, which is readily available in huge quantities in the earth's crust. This was discovered in the early days of nuclear, and essentially scrapped because it was not a suitable nuclear pathway for creating weapons. This is not theoretical, because there were LFTRs that were designed and run successfully in the 60s for several years before the government scrapped them. LFTRs have the potential to change the course of human history. Of course, they have not found their way into utilization, primarily because the entire energy industry is basically a centrally planned affair. Interestingly enough, it looks like China is currently working on building thorium power plants. It will be interesting to watch the thorium story play out in the coming years and if US regulations will shift to allow a conducive environment for LFTRs. It almost wouldn't be a bad idea to be invested in companies that could persue this technology, just in the off chance the US government decides to get on board with this.
FrogE Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 I have been watching a few videos on this. They make strong claims, which if true are an obvious choice for our energy future. I've found it strangely difficult to find a wide variety of places discussing this though.
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