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The safety concerns of the activists could have been quelled by developing thorium as a fuel. it appears to be very safe, too safe maybe to get funding. Instea
by GLGirty 5y ago
The safety concerns of the activists could have been quelled by developing thorium as a fuel. it appears to be very safe, too safe maybe to get funding. Instead, the technology that got developed was the one that created weapons grade material as a byproduct.
"We'll build one near you. Oh we could build a completely safe one, but instead we're going to build the mostly safe one. We're willing to put you at risk if the commies also feel more at risk."
I don't normally sympathize with nimbys, but I think that pitch deserved some pushback.
- GLGirty 5y agoWhy the downvote? Here is a citation [1] that molten salt reactor was killed for political reasons. Or was I jumping to conclusions to suggest that activists knew or cared about such details? [1] http://moltensalt.org/references/static/downloads/pdf/WhyMSRsAbandonedORNLWeinbergsFiringV3.pdf http://moltensalt.org/references/static/downloads/pdf/WhyMSR...
- pfdietz 5y agoI think that falls under Myth #6 in the list of thorium reactor myths. https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium-myths.html https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium-myths.html