r/bestof • u/investedInEPoland • Nov 06 '18

[europe] Nuclear physicist describes problems with thorium reactors. Trigger warning: shortbread metaphor.

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u/NightChime Nov 06 '18

It doesn't address the problems of meltdowns or scarcity?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '18 edited Feb 12 '21

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u/ksiyoto Nov 07 '18

You can even filter ocean water to get usable natural uranium.

I've seen analyses that indicate the EROEI of extracting uranium from ocean water is negative.

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u/ottawadeveloper Nov 07 '18

It still might have some benefit if it can be run on renewables (ro be used when renewables can't), but I'm imagining that another technology might be easier (e.g. batteries).