Thorium as a green nuclear solution
Robert Hargraves discusses the advantages of thorium, particularly the liquid fluoride thorium reactor, as a clean and safe nuclear solution that could compete with coal for inexpensive energy generation. Suggests a 10-year plan for bringing this forward.
Robert Hargraves, pictured here at a recent lecture (see video below) he gave for Google Tech Talks, has taken a fancy to the subject of liquid fluoride thorium reactors, becoming a proponent for the technology that would be too expensive for regular corporate interests to develop, but which could become cheaper than coal, once developed, and much cleaner and safer than uranium-based nuclear power. Bob received a graduate degree in physics, Dartmouth, then spent his career in IT industry. He served as CIO at Boston Scientific, doing medical devices, retiring in 2000. More recently, he has been teaching a continuing education course at Dartmouth on Energy Policy and Environmental Choices, Rethinking Nuclear Power.
by Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News
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