The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)
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Kirk Sorensen's Google Tech Talk on thorium molten-salt reactors (LFTR). He covers why the technology was shelved after early development and argues that now is the right time to revisit it.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended as the go-to pitch for liquid fluoride thorium reactors whenever nuclear power comes up.
“Kirk Sorensen has been a major advocate of molten-salt reactors and gave a great Google tech talk on the subject.” Read on HN ↗