Name: Torio, un combustibile nucleare alternativo
Uploaded: 2012-01-14T15:01:40Z
Duration: 9 min 49 s
Description: Kirk Sorensen mostra come funziona il reattore nucleare alimentato con torio, un combustibile che produce energia più sicura, più pulita, e più efficiente rispetto alle centrali nucleari tradizionali.

Kirk Sorensen mostra come funziona il reattore nucleare alimentato con torio, un combustibile che produce energia più sicura, più pulita, e più efficiente rispetto alle centrali nucleari tradizionali.

Torio, un combustibile nucleare alternativo

Thorium-powered liquid fluoride reactors promise safer, more efficient, and nearly waste-free energy compared to today’s nuclear plants. Remarkably, a lifetime’s supply of thorium energy fits in the palm of a hand, and the United States alone has 3,200 metric tons already stockpiled. Unlike conventional reactors that require huge, high-pressure vessels and risk meltdown, this design uses stable molten salts and can safely shut itself down with no human action. By switching to thorium, communities could move away from fossil fuels and dramatically reduce both waste and global conflict over resources.