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Uranium is not the enemy… • Only “cheap” uranium is in limited supply – 500$/kg assures virtually unlimited supply – Still only 0.2 cents/kwh for “Burner” DMSR • A few million tonnes U ore per year (51 kt U at world ave 3% ore grade) • Compared to a few Gt (billion tonnes) iron and copper ore and 7 Gt <strong>of</strong> coal • If uranium is used in DMSR designs, 100% <strong>of</strong> world’s electricity (2500 GWe) without increasing current mining • Even if we needed to go to very low grade ore (0.03%) still only 200 Mt ore
I told you I’d bring this up Jess… From Dr. Jess Gehin’s excellent presentation http://www.itheo.org/thorium-energy-conference-2011 No No No No No Not Really Maybe
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The 1970s Single Fluid, Graphite Mo
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Some Design Constraints • ThF 4 a
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Design Choices Harder or Softer Spe
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U.S Historic Timeline • Early 197
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Kurchatov Institute Program Mid 197
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Conference on Molten Salts in Nucle
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Summary of Current World Efforts
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Chinese TMSR Program
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Reexamining MSRs • MSRs often tho
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My Design Philosophy • “A desig
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DMSR Converter Reactors • Oak Rid
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FPs Fission Products Ingestion Radi
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Reactor Lifetime Uranium (t) Annual
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Suggested Improvements • Shorter
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Page 79 and 80: Off Gas Both a Benefit and Challeng
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