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Gold/Mining/Energy : What is Thorium -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Metacomet who wrote (522)8/7/2007 11:26:36 AM
From: PippityPoppity  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 912
 
In this segment of the report they are not referring to the use of Thorium in nuclear reactors. Currently the by product of Uranium is Uranium 239 which decays into weapons grade plutonium. With a reactor that uses a Uranium/Thorium mix the by product produced would be completely unusable in nukes making it EXTREMELY less expensive to dispose of.

If it wasn't so expensive to secure and dispose of the waste produced by Uranium in nuclear power plants the world would be using Uranium on a much larger scale.

The potential for this company is scary once that reactor is proven to work.



To: Metacomet who wrote (522)8/7/2007 1:32:03 PM
From: thorium  Respond to of 912
 
RE:"It is likely that thorium’s use will continue to decline unless a low-cost disposal process is developed or new technology, such as a nonproliferative nuclear fuel, creates renewed demand."

I was just thinking... why would the report even mention "nonproliferative"? one would think they would have jsut said "nuclear fuel" .

Seems like the guy who wrote his report has some opinions on what thorium should be used for.


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