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is it time to invest in LFTR technology?
yes! 63%  63%  [ 5 ]
i don't know... 13%  13%  [ 1 ]
no! 25%  25%  [ 2 ]
i don't care... 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 8

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17 Jul 2011, 1:06 pm

the LFTRs do not only use the liquid salts as coolant… they use it as liquid fuel too! making it possible to use up to 100% of the fissile fuel… opposed to <1% in conventional fission reactors.



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17 Jul 2011, 1:13 pm

forgot to mention:

that's also the reason they can not melt down… the fuel is already melted… and could accommodate several 1000 degrees more before evaporating… but long before that happens there would be no more fissile material in de liquid… cooling it until it solidifies.



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17 Jul 2011, 1:15 pm

true it is a much improved method over regular MSR and especiialy heavy water systems.
it is genius in it's simplicity (relative)


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