copenhagen thorium energy and msr meetup

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Waste from typical household (2000 kWh per year)

Source: 1 Ton of coal per yearWaste:3 Ton CO2300 kg fly ash10 – 30g of Uranium 238*25 – 75g of Thorium 232**0.1g of Uranium 235Heavy metals, S02, NOx

* http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs163-97/FS-163-97.html** http://web.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html

Source: 0.3g Uranium 235 per yearWaste:0.3g Fission Products*(halflife approx 30 years)10g of Uranium 2380.1g of Uranium 2350.1g of Plutonium0.05g of Actinides

*http://wwwndc.jaea.go.jp/cgi-bin/FPYfig

Coal power plant Conventional BRW (open fuel cycle)

Death per TWh electricity

This Thorium ball hold enough energy to supply you for your entire life!Based on today’s average use per person in USA

Hot cooling salt 700°C

Cooling salt 400°C

Air Tight Waste Burner

Dump Tank

Concrete

Removable Block

Surrounding Dirt

Cooling System or Electrical Generator

Air Tight Waste Burner

Dump Tank

DepletedUranium Storage

Natural air convection coolingHot cooling salt loop

Electrical Power and Computer Networking

Spent Nuclear Fuel

Nuclide chart

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