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Environment & Energy

Maslo55

(61 posts)

9. IFR

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:21 AM

Jan 2012

is another great and proven reactor design, which was killed by shortsighted politicians. If the IFR (EBR-II) project was not cancelled in 1994 by Clinton administration after successfully running for almost 30 years, we could have already closed the fuel cycle, and burning nuclear "waste" for power.

In fact, with uranium breeders we can supply our energy needs for longer than the sun will exist, making them in principle even more sustainable than renewables:
http://www.sustainablenuclear.org/PADs/pad11983cohen.pdf

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What's at the forefront of reactor research? A must-read digest/discussion. [View all] wtmusic Jan 2012 OP

I'm all linked out for today... can you summarize: do the 3 agree with the listed text? txlibdem Jan 2012 #1

It's a link that doesn't summarize easily wtmusic Jan 2012 #2

Since Fossil Fuels currently receive $400B in subsidies worldwide that seems like a paltry sum txlibdem Jan 2012 #3

Thank You PamW Jan 2012 #4

You're welcome. wtmusic Jan 2012 #5

Brayton Cycle.. PamW Jan 2012 #7

You do realize that link disproves most of your hype... kristopher Jan 2012 #6

... Maslo55 Jan 2012 #8

Lack of understanding begets poor interpretation. PamW Jan 2012 #11

IFR Maslo55 Jan 2012 #9

IFR cont'd PamW Jan 2012 #10

In fairness to Clinton wtmusic Jan 2012 #12

Actually... PamW Jan 2012 #13

A sodium fire closed a Japanese plant (Monju) for fifteen years wtmusic Jan 2012 #14

Then you don't know the negatives. PamW Jan 2012 #16

MSR doesn't have a record PamW Jan 2012 #17

2011 MIT meta-analysis on which nuclear technology is recommended kristopher Jan 2012 #15