U.S. Congress - H.R.1534 To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to joi...
H.R.1534 - To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors for naval power needs, and for other purposes.
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- Official: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to jointly carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors for naval power needs, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Thorium Molten Salt Reactors (TMSR) have a number of fine characteristics that make them good candidates for applications that involve safe operation while providing ample power with exceptional power to weight. The Navy could hardly do better than give consideration to this excellent less waste generating nuclear technology.
Robert Steinhaus – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Retired)
Please view the blog at
http://thoriumenergy.blogspot.com/
It has a lot of history on molten salt reactors or liquid fluoride thorium reactors( LFTR pronounced lifter).
This is a great technology if it can be done. The navy can use its own spent fuel. This type of reactor breeds u 233 from the thorium. But it can also use plutonium and other fission products in the fuel. Which burns up the so called nuclear waste.
The navy could run for years on what they already have in storage.
We have enough thorium stockpiled in Nevada to power the whole world for 3 years.
Thorium does not have to be enriched.