Seems the interest in thorium has declined:
http://www.afr.com/content/afr/business ... mon3d.html
Last time I read, they were about the same distance away from a functional reactor as fusion.
If anyone knows more about this, I'd like to hear.
Nuclear Energy for Australia
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Re: Nuclear Energy for Australia
сначала мы убиваем американского лося и белку.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/researcher ... r-40-years
Progress is starting to become tangible. This is very exciting stuff!
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Progress is starting to become tangible. This is very exciting stuff!
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- If youre paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Icecream doesn't have bones!!!
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China is actually really accelerating it's nuclear power industry as wellMontey wrote:https://www.sciencealert.com/researcher ... r-40-years
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/04/c ... -year.html
That's the first commercial Gen 4 nuclear power anywhere in the world and it's in China.
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Re: Nuclear Energy for Australia
A nice trial, and if it works even at 50% projections it is still viable.
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Re: Nuclear Energy for Australia
- When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
- If youre paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Icecream doesn't have bones!!!
- If youre paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Icecream doesn't have bones!!!