[ RadSafe ] Thorium Fueled Reactors

[Jake Hecla]

You're right Dan, "proliferation"  was not the proper term to use. It's
easy to forget it's a bit of a trigger word in these groups. I'm more
interested in the economic aspects of the Thorium fueled reactor designs
and their supposedly increased safety margin.
 2012/2/9 Dan McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com>

> Dear Jake -
>
> Did you accidentally misuse the word 'proliferation'? I think George took
> it to mean nuclear weapons proliferation.  I think you meant the future of
> 'nuclear power development'.
>
> The word generally has only one meaning for nuclear types - as in nuclear
> weapons proliferation or the NPT - Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Non-Proliferation_Treaty
>
> I read the NPT several times a year whether I need to or not, but then I
> spent eight years at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and have
> been 'indoctrinated'.
>
> Dan ii
>
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> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Jake Hecla <jakehecla at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >     Hello fellow Radsafers- I'm writing you to ask for your opinions
> > regarding Thorium based reactors, specifically the MSR design that seems
> to
> > get so much media attention. The brief research I've done seems to
> indicate
> > that MSRs are the future of nuclear power proliferation. However, I've
> yet
> > to hear about any of the drawbacks regarding this technology. Can you
> > enlighten me further?
> >
> > Thanks for your time
> > -Jake J. Hecla
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