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"Th" Thorium Documentary

Name: "Th" Thorium Documentary
Released: 2013-07-30
Cast: George Lucas

The amount of waste generated, the amount of energy generated, and the expanded versatility of this new "Molten Salt Reactor" call into question our perception of nuclear power. How safe can a nuclear reactor be, if we free ourselves from the "technological lock-in" of uranium oxide solid fuel?

StatusEnded

LanguageEnglish

First airedJuly 30, 2013

Last airedJuly 30, 2013

Seasons1

Episodes1

StatusEnded

LanguageEnglish

First airedJuly 30, 2013

Last airedJuly 30, 2013

Seasons1

Episodes1

Last episode

LAST EPISODE

S1 E1 · Thorium Summary

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July 30, 2013

Dissolving thorium into molten salts allows more efficient conversion into energy than today's uranium oxide fuel rods. The amount of waste generated, the amount of energy generated, and the expanded versatility of this new "Molten Salt Reactor" call into question our perception of nuclear power. How safe can a nuclear reactor be, if we free ourselves from the "technological lock-in" of uranium oxide solid fuel?

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