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Better explanation here (linked from Technology Review): http://www.thoriumenergyworld.com/news/finally-worlds-first-tmsr-experiment-in-over-40-years-started ht
by philipkglass 9y ago
Better explanation here (linked from Technology Review): http://www.thoriumenergyworld.com/news/finally-worlds-first-tmsr-experiment-in-over-40-years-started http://www.thoriumenergyworld.com/news/finally-worlds-first-...
More details on the experiment sequence: https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/MSR2016/docs/Presentations/MSR2016-day1-17-Ralph-Hania-The-SALIENT-Fluoride-Fuel-Salt-Irradiations.pdf https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/MSR2016/docs/Presentatio...
This is not actually a reactor test because the thorium-bearing salt does not attain criticality. It's a sequence of materials tests using thorium-containing salt mixtures in small crucibles inside the conventionally fueled High Flux Reactor (https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-facility/high-flux-reactor https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-facility/high-flux-reac...).
The experiments rely on neutrons from the High Flux Reactor to induce nuclear reactions in the thorium-bearing salt mixtures. However, the experiments will be useful in validating materials behavior for possible future molten salt reactors because it combines realistic thermal, chemical, and radiation stresses.
- dang 9y agoOk, we'll change the url to that first link, instead of https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608712/a-thorium-salt-reactor-has-fired-up-for-the-first-time-in-four-decades/ https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608712/a-thori.... Thanks!
- tfy11aro 9y agoThanks Dang!
- didgeoridoo 9y agoComments like this are why I don't bother getting my tech & science news from anywhere but HN.
- mkbnnh 9y agoEternal Semptember tho. Give it time.
- bduerst 9y agoI've seen an increase in the number of NLP bots that give snippets, but they're far from consistently being accurate. Are there any services that can give you summations like this, kind of like the WSJ's What's News section?
- whimsy 9y agoCoverage isn't great, but these two have managed to get in to my bookmarks: http://thecontext.net/ http://thecontext.net/ https://legiblenews.com/ https://legiblenews.com/ I seem to recall a similar weekly service for HN but I can't recall the name of it.
- j_s 9y agohttp://n-gate.com/ http://n-gate.com/ - just kidding! Maybe http://www.hackernewsletter.com/ http://www.hackernewsletter.com/ but that's an email.
- vog 9y agoFrom the n-gate page: > Pasting n-gate content or generally talking about n-gate on "Hacker" "News" is a violation of the Prime Directive. In other words, they want to publish their rants, but are unwilling to discuss their views with anyone, not even the very people they are criticizing. This may be a valid (although insane) approach for a blog, but somewhat contradicts their stated goal: > The purpose of n-gate is to be a remote island of contemptuous sanity in a sea of ridiculous webshit.
- kronos29296 9y agoIs ngate some kind of let's rain shit on hacker news kind of site? Because it looked like that.
- vog 9y agoThis description is unfair and not correct. They also rant about FOSDEM.