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2011-11-13 Science

A New Nuclear Age: Thorium Powered Nuclear Plant to be Built in India

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-13 02:59|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Ooops, it was supposed to go to non-WOT: Science & Tech

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-13 03:04|| 2011-11-13 03:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Thorium and pebble-bed reactors are where it's at. Almost impervious to meltdown; we could have 'em in every county.
While every other 'Green tech' that has been funded in the last 3 years has gone belly up without heavy government subsidies.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2011-11-13 03:09|| 2011-11-13 03:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Ooops, it was supposed to go to non-WOT: Science & Tech

Moved as requested. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-13 06:23|| 2011-11-13 06:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Gracias

Posted by gr(o)mgoru 2011-11-13 06:32|| 2011-11-13 06:32|| Front Page Top

#5 FTA: The U.S. did promising early research in the 1950s to 1970s only to shelve the effort in favor of the uranium fuel that produced weapons supplies in the spent fuel.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-13 10:45|| 2011-11-13 10:45|| Front Page Top

#6 The initial reason they weren't pursued is that they don't produce material for bombs, then the enviro-weenies canceled further development.

Posted by gorb 2011-11-13 13:39|| 2011-11-13 13:39|| Front Page Top

#7 I hope India builds hundreds of them.

Posted by phil_b 2011-11-13 19:37|| 2011-11-13 19:37|| Front Page Top

#8 I wish the USA would build a few hundred. What we could accomplish with electricity at something like 2 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-13 20:09|| 2011-11-13 20:09|| Front Page Top

#9 'Build it next to an old one' idea:
Pros-power distribution/cooling infrastructure can be reused.
Cons-when the old one goes, this one is gone too.

Posted by Betty Scourge of the Brontosaurs6664 2011-11-13 23:09|| 2011-11-13 23:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Anguper, the fixed distribution infrastructure surcharges and 'allowable' regulation taxing are more than the cost of my power usage.

Cheaper power won't help until I can generate my own.

Posted by Betty Scourge of the Brontosaurs6664 2011-11-13 23:15|| 2011-11-13 23:15|| Front Page Top

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