I'm posting this link because I've become interested in learning more about Molten Salt Reactors as a form of alternative energy. I'm not interested in hype or folklore - I'm interested in the real thing so I'm sharing with the Steemit community to gather attention and critical thinking about this potential energy solution.
Brief description and video linked below:
"Thorium is an abundant material which can be transformed into massive quantities of energy. To do so efficiently requires a very different nuclear reactor than the kind we use today- Not one that uses solid fuel rods, but a reactor in which the fuel is kept in a liquid state. Not one that uses pressurized water as a coolant, but a reactor that uses chemically stable molten salts.
Such a reactor is called a "Molten Salt Reactor". Many different configurations are possible. Some of these configurations can harness Thorium very efficiently.
This video explores the attributes of Molten Salt Reactors. Why are they compelling? And why do many people (including myself) see them as the only economical way of fully harnessing ALL our nuclear fuels... including Thorium."