Not sure if you've noticed, but the cabal has constantly been fearmongering about the climate and energy and pushing inefficient garbage for demented purposes.
The most efficient way forward right now is nuclear power, ideally thorium, followed by fusion in a few decades.
NPP are enough to get us to fusion, but the powers to be declared them bAd.
See in particular Glozi Germany, where nuclear power has been banned in favor of buying most of its energy from France (nuclear).
tl;dr Doesn't exist because it, just like cures to cancer, diseases, poverty, would annihilate any claims to legitimacy for the ruling class.
What happened with the fuel being tested at the research reactors in Petten in the Netherlands in 2008. Why did it fail?
As part of the European Union (EU) development programme, fuel with a higher enrichment produced earlier for the German programme, is being irradiated in Petten to establish if fuel burn-ups higher than those used in the past can be achieved without additional fuel failures. Tests were performed with five fuel spheres relevant to the PBMR fuel. The first four tests were completed successfully with exceptional fuel performance observed. In one test, fuel was tested outside the PBMR operational conditions (burn-up and temperature), and as could be predicted, a single particle failed near the end of the test. All test results were evaluated in depth with PBMR models and published internationally. All observations could be explained, which confirmed the boundaries of the fuel. The fifth test containing both German and Chinese fuel spheres, is still ongoing with excellent fuel performance observed so far.
In the Netherlands, only the FVD is actively promoting the use of thorium, to replace natural gas powered 500 MW installations (ca 20 or so, plus a couple extra to make those ugly windmills go away) And this is a much safer, cheaper, environmentally friendly solution. Energy transition will cost around 1000 billion.
Thorium thorium thorium. LOL. Vaporware.
I’m a retired nuclear engineer.
Bushehr NPP is shutdown for technical failures. It is a decrepit chimera of Iranian, German, Russian nuclear technology.
Yes, no shit, thorium is a form of nuclear power.
Welcome to the evolution of science and engineering.
Name an operating thorium NPP.
Not sure if you've noticed, but the cabal has constantly been fearmongering about the climate and energy and pushing inefficient garbage for demented purposes.
The most efficient way forward right now is nuclear power, ideally thorium, followed by fusion in a few decades.
NPP are enough to get us to fusion, but the powers to be declared them bAd.
See in particular Glozi Germany, where nuclear power has been banned in favor of buying most of its energy from France (nuclear).
tl;dr Doesn't exist because it, just like cures to cancer, diseases, poverty, would annihilate any claims to legitimacy for the ruling class.
"It went online in 2011 with help from Russia." uh, Russia is not who I would be asking for help with nuclear plants, just sayin ????
Thorium reactors are very safe. And the Russian model is even adding to the conventional design.
About thorium:
http://www.pbmr.com/index2.asp?Content=237
As part of the European Union (EU) development programme, fuel with a higher enrichment produced earlier for the German programme, is being irradiated in Petten to establish if fuel burn-ups higher than those used in the past can be achieved without additional fuel failures. Tests were performed with five fuel spheres relevant to the PBMR fuel. The first four tests were completed successfully with exceptional fuel performance observed. In one test, fuel was tested outside the PBMR operational conditions (burn-up and temperature), and as could be predicted, a single particle failed near the end of the test. All test results were evaluated in depth with PBMR models and published internationally. All observations could be explained, which confirmed the boundaries of the fuel. The fifth test containing both German and Chinese fuel spheres, is still ongoing with excellent fuel performance observed so far.
Take note of the year.
https://newatlas.com/thorium-salt-reactor-experiment/51051/
Take note of the year.
So, there is quite an extensive amount of experience with such reactors.
And, quietly they are being rolled out, and new applications are being designed:
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/china-and-russia-looking-at-27-floating-nuclear-reactors-but-thorcon-and-indonesia-could-scale-to-100-per-year.html
In the Netherlands, only the FVD is actively promoting the use of thorium, to replace natural gas powered 500 MW installations (ca 20 or so, plus a couple extra to make those ugly windmills go away) And this is a much safer, cheaper, environmentally friendly solution. Energy transition will cost around 1000 billion.
https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/07/tpccanada-1.png
That would translate into: 29 thousand 25 MW reactors .....
More energy than we would ever need in this small patch of dirt taken from the sea.
However, if Iran is moving to Thorium: There is clearly a cost benefit.
And speaking of thorium, Ingersoll Lockwood recently changed their website and this page mentions thorium:
https://www.ingersolllockwood.com/reading-library/?cf_chl_jschl_tk=5d8b3e1ff9c6f351c6e2fc38717a0371a4179ced-1624236554-0-AeNRwHheZA79Ifvg_984bxXcbhRUjapzCd3NrGMqNuOrD3gQlkfS4sGbvQYBikHmSCj_p1J5_HzelzijdZKYn_TGYQeqcdwz3ZdFyZ6u_LUTp3dE8b0YRKWBL2oiF0YDS6BgKX9TR5yazwnN0Kc4Ak2ev1lxJzMKWePTB-pVlO_uEFLPai5EApejZ_RHb6ljATibAxYcL3cJ93FBQVPPJXb87hLyTVBCSYWjlqTS0MyZRUgE7bA0ACBvXkwHLh8RK2kiwOOlUECy3p7KdLhPBltB_tjK0Vj5Sg95kxhNkFHLW8jIeuBBLnUjP5_qsC6xb5P6W3NeA7Tmi0gI9FIghWXV9r7Kw5w4mTWgiP-7BvL0QrOO9TnAFitpvV9gRUtctZC_L-ydXPeeaXYnCevuOAAe88PzsXYg64y2jFCWrR9a
So, is the issue, "we need to make the investments in R & D (like we've done elsewhere) to make LIFTR technology work"?
:O is dis Liquid flouride thorium reactor ?
No. There are no liquid salt / metal / fluoride / thorium OPERATING power reactors.
bummer, those dudes have been chasing that thing for so long