Liquid Fluoride Reactors: A New Beginning for an Old Idea
Google Tech Talks February 19, 2009 ABSTRACT Slides for this talk are available at: http://www.slideshare.net/guestcee6b0/liquid-fluoride-reactors-a-new-beginning-for-an-old-idea Speaker: David LeBlanc David's Ph.d in physics was completed at University of Ottawa (1998) on high temperature superconductors. During this period, he developed a great interest to pursue both fission and fusion reactor design basics, which separately cumulated in a long term fellowship from the Canadian Fusion Fuels Technology Project (later ITER Canada) for his work on the use of high Tc superconductors in the fusion field and also work for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited on worldwide reactor design comparisons. Since then he has been teaching at the Carleton University physics department and continued his investigations primarily in the field of Molten Salt Reactors, also known as Liquid Fluoride Reactors. David founded Ottawa Valley Research Associates Ltd to expand these efforts and has completed a license agreement with a European firm with a goal of development of a new generation of Molten Salt Reactors.Category: Tech
Author: GoogleTechTalks
Published (on YouTube): 2009-02-21
Published (here): 2012-05-27
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Video duration: 68 min.
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Comments on «Liquid Fluoride Reactors: A New Beginning for an Old Idea»:
ptan94103 on 2012-02-03
One of the most ...
One of the most detailed talks on LFTR, and I like how he clarifies how different designs could work. Also look at liquidfluoridethoriumreactor.glerner.com which includes a lot of his writings, in a way you can ask questions about specific topics.
normandumond on 2012-01-29
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psibyrion on 2012-01-13
the clean nuke is ...
the clean nuke is far mroe treacherous- just think of a bomb with lots of power but with very little fallout?
lovelplants on 2011-11-29
hmm even the audio ...
hmm even the audio is not that very good though i can understand it.. a lot of people watched it tho.. this lecture is really interesting..
artyfarty3 on 2011-11-19
... so according to ...
... so according to Governments we can spend TRILLIONS & TRILLIONS of $ on bailing out the bankers but we can't find a billion or two to build and develop LFTR's !? - go figure .... geesh ... they truly are just a bunch of SOCK PUPPETS and not leaders ! LOL ! ;)
R4t10n4L on 2011-10-16
I think Google ...
I think Google Tech Videos are awesome but they need to have some pros record these - the quality is uneven and the sound is usually awful
ingeborgsjon on 2011-07-26
It all depends on ...
It all depends on the geological factors, many areas aren't suitable for geothermal energy.
astrialkil on 2011-07-26
I'm just amazed ...
I'm just amazed 18,000 people watched this!
astrialkil on 2011-07-26
Deep well closed ...
Deep well closed loop geothermal can replace existing power plants directly.
aloisgault on 2011-06-23
Please google, you ...
Please google, you have the money and a (sort of) business need. Develop this! The potential payback on investment is priceless.
beachbelle80 on 2011-05-01
I know how many ppl ...
I know how many ppl would be there if it was a bellydance show...! The vanity, ignorance, and carelessness our world has come to. Shame.
fretts on 2011-04-29
No, the difference ...
No, the difference between a 10,000 year "store elsewhere" requirement and a 300 or 500-year "store elsewhere" requirement is a really big difference. 500 years is doable, we can bury things with 500-year containment enclosures. I don't think anybody ever took 10,000 years seriously as even remotely do-able. Plus the amount of waste is orders of magnitude smaller. I really think this deserves some serious consideration.
gosmokesome on 2011-04-11
The government has ...
The government has already decided which kind of nuclear energy it wants, quit begging for the the people that rob you to develop things in your best interest. They wont.
ingeborgsjon on 2011-03-30
Geothermal can't ...
Geothermal can't produce the energy volumes required to power the economy. LFTR doesn't have the same problems.
creamyfilling102 on 2011-03-27
so there was what, ...
so there was what, about 3 ppl in that room listening?
bdhcarbon on 2010-10-09
this guy is ...
this guy is obviously Canadian. Aboot... Anyhow, I think this is great and wish Chu and Obama funnel some $ into this.
kmarinas86 on 2010-08-31
Thorium makes ITER ...
Thorium makes ITER look like a joke.
foathkent on 2010-07-21
Boy, do most of ...
Boy, do most of these people actually do to risk assessment sites... Dirty bombs have nothing to do with LFTR. How the hell did this get brought up? Is chicken little commenting on every youtube lecture again?
manicthrasher on 2010-05-25
This is the best ...
This is the best visual/audio presentation I have ever seen on any catagory within nuclear power. And he's certainly speaking on the most diverse and interesting topic.
JoFergusons on 2010-03-04
I've chosen to ...
I've chosen to treat the Thorium issue as a "Tipping Point" in history on my new Blog (click my Username above), and would appreciate Comments from you if you're fascinated by the Science and Politics of Thorium, or any of the other factors that went into it's early demise...and possible re-emergence! If you know of any other interesting, controversial, or speculative Tipping Points, feel free to submit them to Reddit: r/TippingPoints/
xxytf94g on 2010-01-30
Folks here's an ...
Folks here's an opportunity to publicize LFTR: Please search for citizentube then search for thorium and vote thumbs up on the first video that appears. Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor technology will bring cheap clean energy to the world. The technology is real but needs to be brought to President Obama's attention. Thanks!
soylentgreenb on 2009-10-03
This has been ...
This has been tested over and over again(as in taking a chunk of Cs-137, Pu-238 or Sr-90 and blowing it in various configurations of high explosives over a grid of detectors out in the desert to see where the dust goes). With any kind of realistic device far fewer will die from radiation than from the explosion and few if any from accute radiation poisoning. If people were rational the 100 that die in an explosion are a bigger tragedy than the 10 that might die from cancer in 20 years.
longbeachboy57 on 2009-07-26
Btw, I googled for ...
Btw, I googled for that fusion reactor in France. It is another experimental reactor!!!
longbeachboy57 on 2009-07-26
For my entire life ...
For my entire life I have been promised fusion power "within the next five years". Thorium is the future of energy!