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Anonymous Mon May 23 08:27:18 2011 No.3107060 [Reply] [Original]

Can somebody please explain to me in relatively simple terms how a LFTR (Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor) works. I have watched all the video and I understand all the apparent advantages of them but I don't really understand the process. Many thanks.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 08:32:18 2011 No.3107076 1. take thorium 2. heat it 3. produce electricity

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 08:37:18 2011 No.3107088 >>3107076 Not that simple. What happens to the thorium? Where does the liquid and the fluoride come into it?

Anonymous Mon May 23 08:42:18 2011 No.3107098

>>3107060

You might find this harsh, but if you can't be arsed to look for yourself, don't expect someone else to come and help you.
It took me less than 10 seconds:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium_fuel_cycle

Read it, and if you have more advanced questions come back. Someone might be able to answer the,

Anonymous Mon May 23 08:43:18 2011 No.3107100

>>3107088
Do you even understand how basic reactors work? Controlled radioactive substances are used to heat water, producing steam which turns turbines. Now replace controlled radioactive substances with thorium, and water with liquid fluoride, and bam! Mystery solved.

>>	EK FAN CLUB Mon May 23 08:43:18 2011 No.3107101 File: 29 KB, 292x322, thoriumstrong.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'll just leave this here.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 09:32:18 2011 No.3107286 >>3107101 Do WANT!! (even better - thorium power version)

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 09:44:18 2011 No.3107312 File: 123 KB, 1384x1263, LFTR_TMRgraphic.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] here you go OP

>>	OPerator Mon May 23 09:47:18 2011 No.3107319 >>3107113 We're discussing it in this thread also.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 09:49:18 2011 No.3107325 >>3107100 Except LFTR doesn't heat water at all. In fact avoiding using water is kind of the whole point because good old H2O is shit tier for reactor safety.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 10:17:18 2011 No.3107397 >>3107325 ...learn to read. I specifically said you're replacing water with liquid fluoride.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 10:35:18 2011 No.3107448 >>3107397 That's wrong. The water in this case for driving the turbine is replaced by a gas, usually helium.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 23 12:07:18 2011 No.3107788 >>3107448 Anotherfag here. If I may chip in: in some models, yes. Not in others.

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