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The thorium molten-salt reactor: why didn't this happen (and why is now the right time?)

Google Tech Talk December 16, 2011 Presented by Kirk Sorensen Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:27:01.500 Tags: google tech talk .

 

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Is nuclear waste really waste?

Google Tech Talk December 6, 2010 Presented by Kirk Sorensen ABSTRACT An economic analysis of what is in spent nuclear fuel. As a nuclear reactor fissions heavy metal U235 and Pu239, the atoms are split into two randomly sized pieces. Many of these fission products are unstable and rapidly decay into other products. After nuclear reactor fuel has cooled in a pool of water for a few years, and then sat in dry cask storage for another 10--30 years, what is it made of? Is it dangerous waste that needs to be isolated from humanity for 100000 years or is it precious material waiting to be partitioned and sold? The answer may surprise you. Speaker Info: Kirk Sorensen is chief nuclear technologist at Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Alabama. He has been researching the nuclear fuel cycle for many years in connection with a strong interest in thorium as a planetary energy source. He is also a PhD student in nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville under Dr. Laurence Miller. He runs a blog called "energyfromthorium.com" and is active in the Thorium Energy Alliance (TEA) and the International Thorium Energy Organization (IThEO) and is also a member of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:30:30 Tags: google tech talk energy nuclear power .

 

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Energy from thorium: a nuclear waste burning liquid salt thorium reactor

Kirk Sorensen's Tech Talk, delivered at Google on July 20, 2009. Successfully developing a liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) would essentially solve our planets energy problems for thousands of years, because it would allow us to fully utilize the energy in natural thorium, which makes up 0.0012% of the Earths crust. Most of the research and development work for this technology was done by Oak Ridge National Labs back in the 50s and 60s. They were working to a different set of overall objectives, nevertheless, there are many lessons to be gleaned from their work that can help us to avoid pitfalls and develop LFTR into a high-performance, high-reliability power supply. Category: Nonprofits & Activism Length: 01:01:36.750 Tags: energy nuclear .

 

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Tedxyyc - kirk sorensen - thorium

Kirk Sorensen discuss "Thorium" at TEDxYYC 2011. Kirk Sorensen is founder of Flibe Energy and is an advocate for nuclear energy based on thorium and liquid-fluoride fuels. For five years he has authored the blog "Energy from Thorium" and helped grow an online community of thousands who support a renewed effort to develop thorium as an energy source. He is a 1999 graduate of Georgia Tech in aerospace engineering and is also a graduate student in nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee. He has spoken publicly on thorium at the Manchester International Forum in 2009, at NASA's Green Energy Forum in 2008, and in several TechTalks at Google. He has been featured in Wired magazine, Machine Design magazine, the Economist, the UK Guardian and Telegraph newspapers, and on Russia Today. He also taught nuclear engineering at Tennessee Technological University as a guest lecturer. He is active in nonprofit advocacy organizations such as the Thorium Energy Alliance and the International Thorium Energy Organization. He is married and has four small children. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:07:32.250 Tags: LFTR Thorium molten salt nuclear power safe nuclear power .

 

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Thorium remix 2009 - lftr in 25 minutes

DEPRECATED! Head to ThoriumRemix.com to watch the latest version, or click here: www.youtube.com Thorium is readily available & can be turned into energy without generating transuranic wastes. Thorium's capacity as nuclear fuel was discovered during WW II, but ignored because it was unsuitable for making bombs. A liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) is the optimal approach for harvesting energy from Thorium, and has the potential to solve today's energy/climate crisis. This 25 minute video is meant to summarize 197 minutes worth of Google Tech Talks on the subject of Thorium. Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:18:45 Tags: Google Tech Talk Remix .

 

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The liquid fluoride thorium reactor: what fusion wanted to be

Google Tech Talks November 18, 2008 ABSTRACT Electrical power is, and will increasingly become, the desired form of energy for its convenience, safety, flexibility and applicability. Even future transportation embraces electric cars, trains, and chemical fuel production (jet fuel, hydrogen, etc.) based upon an abundant electrical supply. Although existing energy sources can and should be expanded where practical, no one source has shown to be practical to rapidly fulfill the world's energy requirements effectively. Presently there is an existing source of energy ideally suited to electrical energy production that is not being exploited anywhere in the world today, although its existence and practicality has been know since the earliest days of nuclear science. Thorium is the third source of fission energy and the LFTR is the idealized mechanism to turn this resource into electrical energy. Enough safe, clean energy, globally sustainable for 1000's of years at US standards. This talk is aimed at explaining this thorium energy resource from fundamental physics to today's practical applications. The presentation is sufficient for the non-scientist to grasp the whole subject, but will be intriguing to even classically trained nuclear engineers. By providing the historical context in which the technology was discovered and later developed into a power reactor, the story of thorium's disappearance as an energy source is revealed. But times have changed, and today, thorium ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:41:27.750 Tags: techtalk engedu education .

 

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Lftr in 10 minutes - thorium remix 2009

ThoriumRemix.com has latest version, or click: www.youtube.com Thorium is plentiful and can be turned into energy without generating transuranic wastes. Thorium's potential as fuel was discovered during WW II, but ignored as it was unsuitable for bombs. A liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) is the optimal approach for harvesting energy from Thorium, having the potential to solve today's energy/climate crisis. This 10 minute video is summarizes 197 minutes worth of Google Tech Talks on the subject of Thorium & LFTR. Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:07:22.500 Tags: Kirk Sorensen Google Tech Talk .

 

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Save the uranium-233, explore space, save lives

Google Tech Talk January 13, 2011 Presented by Kirk Sorensen. ABSTRACT Uranium-233 does not exist naturally, but about a ton of the stuff was transmuted from Thorium-232 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the 1960's. Some people would have us blend this exceedingly rare element with natural uranium for disposal. However, Uranium-233 can be used in an advanced nuclear reactor with interesting properties. Uranium-233 is the cleanest burning fissile material. Employed as an initial fuel load for a Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor, this small supply of Uranium-233 can be the match to ignite a process that produces a huge supply of electricity along with small quantities of useful fission products. In particular, the LFTR produces small amounts of Plutonium-238, essential for NASA's deep space missions; Technetium-99m, exceedingly valuable for medical imaging; and other specialized isotopes used in cancer treatments. Nuclear power reactors can be engineered to produce many valuable materials through transmutation belying the term "nuclear waste". Kirk Sorensen is chief nuclear technologist at Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Alabama. He has been researching the nuclear fuel cycle for many years in connection with a strong interest in thorium as a planetary energy source. He is also a PhD student in nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville under Dr. Laurence Miller. He runs a blog called "energyfromthorium.com" and is active in the Thorium ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:18:47.250 Tags: google tech talk nuclear energy .

 

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Thorium remix 2009 - lftr in 16 minutes

thoriumremix.com Thorium is readily available & can be turned into energy without generating transuranic wastes. Thorium's capacity as nuclear fuel was discovered during WW II, but ignored because it was unsuitable for making bombs. A liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) is the optimal approach for harvesting energy from Thorium, and has the potential to solve today's energy/climate crisis. This 16 minute video summarizes 197 minutes worth of Google Tech Talks on the subject of Thorium & LFTR. Source material... The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: What Fusion Wanted To Be www.youtube.com Aim High: Using Thorium Energy to Address Environmental Prob www.youtube.com Energy From Thorium: A Nuclear Waste Burning Liquid Salt Thorium Reactor www.youtube.com This edit was created back in 2009, when the best video resources available on the subject were Google Tech Talks. Since then I've shot numerous lectures on the subject and created a higher quality summary. Please help propagate the newer version... www.youtube.com ...so that people might find it before this older resource. Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:12:24 Tags: Kirk Sorensen Google Tech Talk .

 

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Energy from thorium: a nuclear waste burning liquid salt thorium reactor

a re post original at www.youtube.com Kirk Sorensen's Tech Talk, delivered at Google on July 20, 2009. Successfully developing a liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) would essentially solve our planets energy problems for thousands of years, because it would allow us to fully utilize the energy in natural thorium, which makes up 0.0012% of the Earths crust. Most of the research and development work for this technology was done by Oak Ridge National Labs back in the 50s and 60s. They were working to a different set of overall objectives, nevertheless, there are many lessons to be gleaned from their work that can help us to avoid pitfalls and develop LFTR into a high-performance, high-reliability power supply. Category: Science & Technology Length: 01:01:36.750 Tags: .

 

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Watch love actually (2003) part 1/14 - love actually (2003) part 1/14

Watch full movie @ adf.ly new world order google tech talk federal reserve secret societes Alvin Weinberg zeitgeistminds gordonmcdowell Kirk Sorensen Eugene Wigner Elizabeth May globalization multilanguage új világrend full lenght kuriboydify oltlviewers policestate documentary... Category: Film & Animation Length: 00:07:19.500 Tags: new world order google tech talk federal reserve Alvin Weinberg .

 

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