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If only we can get an efficient & cost effective Thorium reactor working, most of the coal plants can be shutdown much sooner. Going by publicly available data,
by 0xFFFE 7y ago
If only we can get an efficient & cost effective Thorium reactor working, most of the coal plants can be shutdown much sooner. Going by publicly available data, we are no where near a working prototype.
- pjc50 7y agoAren't these also going to be vulnerable to the lack of water problem?
- 0xFFFE 7y agoValid point. For the same generating capacity, water consumption should be similar assuming same location. But a nuclear power plant has different site selection criteria than other plants.
- Dumblydorr 7y agoRenewables and batteries will shut them down far far faster then a pie in the sky reactor that probably won't ever happen.
- 0xFFFE 7y agoAgreed, we should have a more pragmatic approach while staying invested in Thorium reactor research.