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A Toast: To U.S. and China Teaming Up To Build Thorium Nukes

written by Walter Wang

Can you handle a little good news? This article just in from a frequent commenter: It appears that nuclear reactors based on thorium (vs. uranium) may be closer than we think. There is very little not to like about thorium: it’s far safer operationally, and it’s not capable of being turned into weapons – thus any progress is good.

And check this out: the U.S. Oak Ridge National Lab is teaming up with the Chinese government to make this happen. That’s really good. As I always say, any energy solution that doesn’t get China out of the coal-fired power plant business isn’t really a solution at all. And it sure is good to see international cooperation from two parties that are potential adversaries.

Tonight, I urge you to find someone you like, and offer a toast to a saner, cleaner, safer world.



December 24, 2013 1 comment
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U.S. Energy Department Invests in Small-Scale Nuclear Reactors

written by Yale Environment 360

Small, nearly meltdown-proof nuclear reactors are receiving a big boost from the U.S. Department of Energy. The department will give a company in Corvallis, Oregon, as much as $226 million to develop so-called “small modular reactors,” which can be used with many local power grids that can’t accommodate conventional nuclear reactors.

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December 16, 2013 0 comment
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Nuclear Energy Faces Considerable Risk

written by Walter Wang

One reader recently commented:

Judging the risks (associated with a certain energy technology) is hard because it’s about making guesses about the unknown. … In a way it’s easier to predict that the sun will continue to shine than to

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March 20, 2012 0 comment
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Small Modular Reactors: The New Nuclear Industry?

written by Earth & Industry

The last new nuclear power plant came online in the U.S. in 1996 and the next one may be ready as early as 2012, but after that, it’s hard to say when the next nuclear reactor might begin generating electricity in the United States. And though touted as an important source of low-carbon electricity in an energy-hungry world, nuclear power

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March 7, 2011 1 comment
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