Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Thorium Reactors

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

What’s the matter, the pilots don’t like it when the 40 pound brains get in the 
middle of the conversation?

> On Nov 12, 2020, at 2:41 PM, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
> 
> What the heck Clyde - haven’t you seen "Back to the Future"?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf 
> Of clyde romero
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:32 PM
> To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: 'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Thorium Reactors
> 
> Weren’t we talking about cars here?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+clyderomerof4=gmail.com [at] ferrarilist.com> 
> On Behalf Of georgedodson [at] comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 11:54 AM
> To: Clyde <Clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com>
> Cc: 'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Thorium Reactors
> 
> The only non-Thermal Cycle is Plasma Fusion., the big dream. Don't get me 
> started............... We at ORNL are collaborators on ITER
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 11:48 AM
> To: georgedodson [at] comcast.net
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Thorium Reactors
> 
> I don’t expect to see movement until the grid gets stretched to the limits 
> due to electric cars. Then there will be revised interest. 
> 
> Until then, we’ve got the other dull gray metal that’s warm to the touch to 
> make hot water.  
> 
> 
> 
>> On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:45 AM, georgedodson [at] comcast.net wrote:
>> 
>> Re: There has been a buzz about Thorium reactors since I was at N2S2 
>> in the late 80s...? as of this writing there are no operational 
>> Thorium reactors in the world. ? Lots of hype around PHWR/AHWR, no 
>> reality.? There are TONS (literally, hundreds of thousands) of Thorium in 
>> Australia...? no reactor.?
>> The only widespread use of Thorium is in TIG electrodes when alloyed 
>> with Tungsten.? Even I own some of those.
>> Thorium reactors are as rare as perfect Ferrari publications.
>> 
>> Why would you use Thorium if you had enough Uranium, which we do, so far?
>> Alvin Weinberg, here at ORNL pushed the Thorium Cycle since the late 1950's.
>> They are more difficult to start, but they answer the riddle: " Q: If 
>> you put 20 tons of fuel into a reactor and run it for 5 years, how 
>> much do you have left? A: 25 tons" You can eve run them s pebble bed 
>> reactors like some of the new Gen4 Small Modular Reactors.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> George
>> 
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>> There has been a buzz about Thorium reactors since I was at N2S2 in 
>> the late 80s...? as of this writing there are no operational Thorium 
>> reactors in the world. ? Lots of hype around PHWR/AHWR, no reality.?
>> There are TONS (literally, hundreds of thousands) of Thorium in 
>> Australia...? no reactor.?
>> The only widespread use of Thorium is in TIG electrodes when alloyed 
>> with Tungsten.? Even I own some of those.
>> Thorium reactors are as rare as perfect Ferrari publications.
>> 
>>   On Thursday, November 12, 2020, 5:41:59 AM PST, 
>> georgedodson [at] comcast.net <georgedodson [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> So, what is wrong with breeder reactors, in particular the Thorium cycle?
>> There is not enough Uranium on the planet, but there is plenty of Thorium. 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> George
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