On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 13:32:32 -0700 Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) deals with all these > problems: It produces minimal and relatively benign waste products, can > "burn" and obtain energy from other nuclear waste, has a fail-safe > system to preclude any runaway reaction, and uses a primary fuel source > (Thorium) that is plentiful and not capable of being diverted to > nefarious use. > > Let's get moving on this technology now that we have the economy > working properly again! > > Greg That is exactly what I was going to say, but I could not remember the name of the type of reactor. That is what needs to be done. I'm also having problems sending emails, so this will be delayed. Craig > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Randy Bennell via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 12:04 PM > To: G Mann via Mercedes > Cc: Randy Bennell > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Electrics and Hybrids > > A couple of thoughts: > > 1. we need to find a way to make the waste material usable so that it > keeps on producing instead of looking for a place to hide it. If it > remains dangerous, one would think there is some way to harvest more > energy from it. > > 2. regulation is not a bad thing - when they go bad it causes a whole > lot of grief - Chernobyl etc. > > RB > > On 05/06/2018 1:55 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > Great question. > > > > I live downwind of the last Nuke plant certified in USA [I think] Palo > > Verde Nuke plant west of Phoenix, AZ. The hoops required to keep it > > running are often discussed at the steak house [with cold beer] about > > 2 miles from the site, by engineers that work there. "I'm from the > > government and we're not happy until you're not happy." seems to fit > > quite nicely. It is a "regulation rich environment" at the plant. > > > > After several decades of nuke plant operation in USA, we have reached > > a problem with no solution. Nuke plants produce waste nuke material, > > with a handy 1/2 life of several thousand years, and..... we have no > > place to "dispose of it". The nuke disposal sites are now loaded to > > max... Sooooooooooo... > > > > Where? > > > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I am curious. Are nuclear power plants really a bad idea or did we > >> just screw it up with government regulation? > >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
