Name: 钍，核燃料的替代物
Uploaded: 2012-01-14T15:01:40Z
Duration: 9 min 49 s
Description: 柯克·索伦森向我们展示了液态燃料钍反应堆——一种比现有核能更安全、更清洁、更高效的能源生产方式。

柯克·索伦森向我们展示了液态燃料钍反应堆——一种比现有核能更安全、更清洁、更高效的能源生产方式。

钍，核燃料的替代物

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.