Kirk Sorensen @ PROTOSPACE on Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors

We won't know we are on the path of redeeming something of quality from future Energy Generation until "bomb burning" Reactors have priority on the basis of Defence Globally.

The "Clip" feature is all greyed-out 🤦

I love this but the word “HF electrolzer” just kinda makes me sweat

I've never seen this LFTR video and its been out since 2011. Kirk is a gift to mankind.

The main problem is that engineers aren't the best communicators. The real trick is for the engineers and scientists with the LFTR is to learn to effectively reach out to the best communicators like Kirk who have connections to the rest of the planet.

Here's another idea: If you had $250 million right now, is there somewhere you could start building the prototype reactor? If so, then you just need the money to start. How about Elon? He's going to need vast amounts of electricity to run the future EV fleet. Energy that you don't need to store.

When you realize this video is 11 years old, and China has already built one, because our own government betrayed us.

The "If zero doesn't work" describes almost all research today. We already know it will never work. Trillions wasted "researching" it. It's all a scam. Shut up and take the money, exactly like Kirk described. Everything is like this.

Fusion is the ultimate "zero doesn't work" scam.

I actually laughed out loud at the Godzilla part. Thank you so so much for this video, you’re an inspiration!

Who else thinks this is still the best, most comprehensive explanation for why we need thorium-uranium breeder MSRs?

Topic of 2hr16’58”

11 years ago , nothing happend!

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I wonder 🤔 if that reactor is on-line yet? April 26th, 2023 I suppose I could google it 😃

The brainstorming session at the end of this video is really cool . This whole video is Gold! Well done Gordon in getting Kirk Sorensen up to Calgary

Why doesn't a serious discussion about MSRs address the issues that are primary obstacles with the US NRC, and not talk about the good old days of grass roots computing? The reason grass roots doesn't apply is the the NRC. Big, tiny, garage, whatever, fission is not allowed by any civilian anywhere in the US without their blessing.

Fission gases. What's the plan with the removal of fission gases from the reactor vessel, which an MSR must do, when nuclear regulators never allow that to happen on an operating reactor, anywhere, ever?

Reactor vessel corrosion in contact with salts and near every other element at high temperature.

Graphite moderator?

@gordonmcdowell

You want to build a magnetohydrodynamic pump for the fuel salt? Interesting.

What a jackass!!!

12 years on people watching this video thinking this is a great idea ,me included . The ones with the real power in the world have said no for their own nefarious reasons probably. Reasonably priced power for the plebs , no thanks!

Perhaps it was a debate tactic, or form of hyperbole, but I find it hard to believe he came from an accredited nuclear program that didn’t extensively cover the topic of Thorium reactors. It’s no deep secret.

Elon Musk should maybe talk to this bloke

we should be using these systems right now!

I'm glad Kirk is speaking up about it, before it dies out and becomes lost important knowledge.
In my opinion this could solve our energy and pollution issues all in one. The reactors are safe enough to potentially power cars, homes or long trip space travel. I think it's at least worth taking a second glance, at the apparently 1960's tech.

Never blinks

8⁸

Bill Gates wants to put a thorium reactor in Wyoming. This helped me learn alot abot thorium.

floating ocean sounds cool.. but what if you have a hurricane where the temp at the surface of the water is now cooler? did he have a game plan like storing the energy ahead of time? just curious

12 years later and this still gets me excited…. I wish we had a president who would get the NRC in a room and just tell them “make this happen. If you fail, global warming will destroy this planet. I’ll make sure you get all the resources you need - this is one of my top priorities.” That’s my dream headcanon and I know it won’t happen, but goddamn do we as the public need a better sense of urgency regarding building more nuclear power, even just today’s conventional. I know NIMBYs are everywhere but I for one would be proud to have a reactor within driving distance of my city.

I am grateful for kirk sorensen and the others that have continued to look at alternatives. Hope the work continues to verify there are better ways.

Chinese will mass produce the chemical plants soon,which is is the main thing

Those that can do, those that can't preach

I think an uranium msr would be essier to start with

Go have a point by point debate with Kirk Sorenson but I doubt you will. he will shred your points to peices. what is your background? looks like you are just cherry picking points and pander to the anti industrial marxsit left.

How can this be ?

Thorium Nuclear Plants will make Uranium Nuclear Plants obsolete, and those heavily invested in Uranium Plants & backed by Gov Establishments (because they get huge political donation$ from old tech shareholders/lobby groups) will do everything in their power, even lie and spread disinformation about thorium reactors to stop the new tech, and THAT'S is the biggest stumbling block for Thorium Reactors to overcome!

I'm trying to to tell people about this and send them here. I hope some of them come and have there mind blown like mine was. I'm studying chemistry as much as possible because I want to be a part of this.