Kirk Sorensen of Flibe Energy, LFTR: Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors - TR2016c 6h11m45s00f
Channel: Thorium Remix
Date: 2017-03-21

http://ThoriumRemix.com/ Kirk Sorensen of Flibe Energy summarizes the case for LFTR: The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor.

LFTR is a MSBR [Molten Salt Breeder Reactor]- Specifically, a 2-fluid, thermal-spectrum Molten Salt Breeder Reactor, with on-line chemical processing.

"Chemical Kidney" was the term coined for the chemical processing module by Dr. Alvin Weinberg.

In 2011 and 2014 the NNL and OECD NEA released reports largely dismissive of the thorium fuel cycle. Neither report focused on liquid fuel. And neither report looked at reports featuring the Chemical Kidney.

The key to LFTR's efficiency is the Chemical Kidney. Without the continual removal of fission products, thermal spectrum breeding in a Molten Salt Reactor will grind to a halt as fission products absorb neutrons needed to sustain fission.

While fast-spectrum reactors offer an alternative to the Chemical Kidney, they do not take advantage of Thermal-Spectrum Breeding which makes Thorium unique. Flibe Energy are unique in that they intend to fully harness the potential of Thorium as an energy resource. http://flibe-energy.com/

This video is released as part of THORIUM REMIX 2016, which includes the 6.5h argument for Molten Salt Reactors called simply "Thorium." It can be watched, and remixed, here: http://ThoriumRemix.com/

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